an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
incapable of sustaining life; "the dead and barren Moon"
not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile"
completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding"
a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)
a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
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"
serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"
act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"