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salve
1. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation (Freq. 1) • Syn: ointment, unction, unguent, balm • Topics: medicine, medical specialty • Hypernyms: remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic • Hyponyms: arnica, baby oil, balsam, carron oil, cerate, chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil, holy oil, lip balm, mentholated salve, mercurial ointment, zinc ointment • Substance Meronyms: lanolin, wool fat, wool grease 2. anything that remedies or heals or soothes (Freq. 1) - he needed a salve for his conscience • Hypernyms: redress, remedy, remediation
1. save from ruin, destruction, or harm • Syn: salvage, relieve, save • Derivationally related forms: saver (for: save), salvation, salvage, salvage (for: salvage), salvager (for: salvage) • Hypernyms: rescue, deliver • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - Something ----s something 2. apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing • Topics: medicine, practice of medicine • Hypernyms: medicate, medicine • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Did he salve his foot?
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