skilful+treatment

  • 121CLARK, SIR ANDREW —    an eminent London physician, born near Cargill, in Perthshire, much beloved, and skilful in the treatment of diseases affecting the respiratory and digestive organs (1826 1893) …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 122shake — shake1 W2S3 [ʃeık] v past tense shook [ʃuk] past participle shaken [ˈʃeıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(body)¦ 3 shake your head 4 shake somebody s hand/shake hands with somebody 5¦(shock)¦ 6 shake somebody s confidence/beliefs etc 7 somebody s voice… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 123manipulative — adjective 1 clever at controlling or deceiving people to get what you want: She has a very manipulative side to her character. 2 technical connected with the skill of moving bones and joints into the correct position: manipulative treatment 3… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 124shake — 1 / SeIk/ past tense shook past participle shaken verb 1 MOVEMENT (I) to move up and down or from side to side with quick repeated movements: His hand shook as he signed the paper. | The ground was shaking beneath their feet. | shake with… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 125better — I UK [ˈbetə(r)] / US [ˈbetər] adjective *** 1) a) more satisfactory, suitable, pleasant, effective, or of higher quality etc She s trying to find a better job. better than: The results were better than we had expected. get better (= improve): The …

    English dictionary

  • 126manipulative — UK [məˈnɪpjʊlətɪv] / US [məˈnɪpjələtɪv] / US [məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪv] adjective 1) showing disapproval someone who is manipulative makes people do what they want by influencing them in a clever or dishonest way 2) relating to the skilful handling,… …

    English dictionary

  • 127unequal — [ʌnˈiːkwəl] adj 1) not giving the same treatment or opportunities to everyone, and therefore unfair 2) not the same in amount, number, or size 3) involving one person, team, army etc that is much stronger than another 4) not good enough or… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 128Cook — I. /kʊk/ (say kook) noun 1. Captain James, 1728–79, English navigator, noted for his voyages of exploration in the Pacific; explored and mapped the east coast of Australia in the Endeavour in 1770, which led to the British colonisation of… …