care

Primary Meanings of care

1.	n v	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
2.	n v	judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger be concerned with
3.	v	prefer or wish to do something

Full Definitions of care

n the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

“no medical care was required”

Synonyms:: aid, attention, tending

Types:: show 44 types...; hide 44 types...; hair care, haircare, hairdressing
care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair; maternalism
motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children; baby sitting, babysitting
the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home; pet sitting
the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home; dental care
care for the teeth; first aid
emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained; intervention, treatment
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury); incubation
maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development; livery
the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay; manicure
professional care for the hands and fingernails; pedicure
professional care for the feet and toenails; nourishment
the act of nourishing; nursing
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm; TLC, tender loving care
considerate and solicitous care; nurturance
physical and emotional care and nourishment; personal care
care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions; skin care, skincare
care for the skin; faith cure, faith healing
care provided through prayer and faith in God; tree surgery
treatment of damaged or decaying trees; health care, healthcare
the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession; brush, brushing
the act of brushing your hair; comb, combing
the act of drawing a comb through hair; shampoo
the act of washing your hair with shampoo; hairweaving
the act of interweaving a hairpiece with your own hair; brush, brushing
the act of brushing your teeth; medical aid, medical care
professional treatment for illness or injury; massage
kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation; modality
a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment; facial
care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams; detoxification
a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances; laying on of hands
the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body; chiropractic
a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure; fomentation
application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation; naturopathy
a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process; naprapathy
a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues; orthodontic treatment
dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids; orthoptics
treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles); osteopathy
therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles; osteoclasis
treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone; acupuncture, stylostixis
treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin; G-Jo, acupressure, shiatsu
treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body; autogenic therapy, autogenic training, autogenics
training patients in self-induced relaxation; hydropathy, hydrotherapy
the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease; rest-cure
rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.

Type of:: work
activity directed toward making or doing something

n activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

“he wrote the manual on car care”

Synonyms:: maintenance, upkeep

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; camera care
keeping a camera in good working order; car care
keeping a car in good working order; inspection and repair, overhaul, service
periodic maintenance on a car or machine; pump priming
introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing; scheduled maintenance
maintenance at a regularly scheduled time; steam fitting
care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating; oil change
replacing dirty oil with clean; interim overhaul
an overhaul between the regular times for overhauling

Type of:: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation
the act of putting something in working order again

n attention and management implying responsibility for safety

“he is in the care of a bodyguard”

Synonyms:: charge, guardianship, tutelage

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; due care, ordinary care, reasonable care
the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty; foster care
supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home; great care
more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons; providence
the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; slight care
such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise

Type of:: protection
the activity of protecting someone or something

v be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

Synonyms:: deal, handle, manage

Types:: show 27 types...; hide 27 types...; administer, administrate
work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; organise, organize
cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea; work
cause to operate or function; come to grips, get to grips
deal with (a problem or a subject); dispose of
deal with or settle; mind, take care
be in charge of or deal with; coordinate
bring into common action, movement, or condition; juggle
deal with simultaneously; process
deal with in a routine way; misconduct, mishandle, mismanage
manage badly or incompetently; direct
be in charge of; carry on, conduct, deal
direct the course of; manage or control; touch
deal with; usually used with a form of negation; arrange, order, put, set up
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; give, have, hold, make, throw
organize or be responsible for; rationalise, rationalize
structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; pontificate
administer a pontifical office; territorialise, territorialize
organize as a territory; reorganise, reorganize, shake up
organize anew; collectivise, collectivize
bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises; tend
manage or run; guide, steer
be a guiding or motivating force or drive; head, lead
be in charge of; manage, oversee, superintend, supervise
watch and direct; operate, run
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; racketeer
carry on illegal business activities involving crime; administer
direct the taking of

Type of:: command, control
exercise authoritative control or power over

v provide care for

“The nurse was caring for the wounded”

Synonyms:: give care

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; dry-nurse
take care of an infant without breastfeeding it; attend, look, see, take care
take charge of or deal with; fuss, mother, overprotect
care for like a mother; nurse
serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people; minister
attend to the wants and needs of others; tend
have care of or look after

Type of:: aid, assist, help
give help or assistance; be of service

n judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

“he handled the vase with care”

Synonyms:: caution, forethought, precaution

Type of:: judiciousness
good judgment

n a cause for feeling concern

“his major care was the illness of his wife”

Type of:: plight, predicament, quandary
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

n an anxious feeling

“care had aged him”

Synonyms:: concern, fear

Type of:: anxiety
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

v be concerned with

Synonyms:: worry

Types:: brood, dwell
think moodily or anxiously about something

Type of:: mind
be concerned with or about something or somebody

v feel concern or interest

“I really care about my work”

“I don't care”

Type of:: compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with
share the suffering of

v prefer or wish to do something

“Do you care to try this dish?”

Synonyms:: like, wish

Types:: please
be the will of or have the will (to)

Type of:: desire, want
feel or have a desire for; want strongly