Salve


Pronunciation - Sav

Word meaning -
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
In figurative sense it is used to describe anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves.

Usage examples -

  • Apply salve to the open wound.
  • Seaside's 28-12 victory is salve for old wound.
  • Aiming to salve the sting of college costs
Additional note -
Learn one more word -
Unguent
This word also means ointment for healing
Unguent comes from Latin unguentum, from unguere, "to anoint."

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