V n 5 verb When a baby nurses or when its mother nurses it, it feeds by sucking milk from its mother's breast. OLD-FASHIONED (=suckle) Most authorities recommend letting the baby nurse whenever it wants. V ...young women nursing babies... V n Young people and nursing mothers are exempted from charges.
mastery (usually uncountable, plural masteries) 1  The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority. 2  Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preeminence. ( 3 obsolete) Contest for superiority. ( 4 obsolete) A masterly operation; a feat. ( 5 obsolete) The philosopher's stone.
v. grasped, graspÂ·ing, grasps. v. tr. 1. To take hold of or seize firmly with the hand, the foot, another body part, or an instrument: The elephant grasped the branch with its trunk. 2. To hold with the arms; embrace. 3. To take hold of intellectually; comprehend. See Synonyms at understand.