doctor
     n 1: a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to
          see my doctor" [syn: {doc}, {physician}, {MD}, {Dr.}, {medico}]
     2: (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who
        distinguished themselves through the othodoxy of their
        theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly
        influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
        [syn: {Doctor of the Church}]
     3: children take the roles of doctor or patient or nurse and
        pretend they are at the doctor's office; "the children
        explored each other's bodies by playing the game of
        doctor"
     4: a person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic
        institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"
        [syn: {Dr.}]
     v 1: alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive;
          "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" [syn: {sophisticate},
           {doctor up}]
     2: give medical treatment to
     3: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn
        or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes
        please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {fix}, {bushel}, {furbish
        up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0