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
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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