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independent:

The noun independent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)

1. mugwump, independent, fencesitter -- (a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics))
2. freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person -- (a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them)

The adj independent has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (26) independent -- (free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism")
2. (2) autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign -- ((of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state")
3. independent, main -- ((of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb")
4. independent -- (not controlled by a party or interest group)

nurse:

The noun nurse has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (2) nurse -- (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))
2. (1) nanny, nursemaid, nurse -- (a woman who is the custodian of children)

The verb nurse has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (2) nurse -- (try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs")
2. (1) harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse -- (maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment")
3. nurse -- (serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people)
4. nurse -- (treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly")
5. breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck -- (give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places")

contractor:

The noun contractor has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (5) contractor -- (someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things)
2. contractor, declarer -- (the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps)
3. contractor -- ((law) a party to a contract)
4. contractile organ, contractor -- (a bodily organ that contracts)

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