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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ointment for relief of pain or illness |
| Synonyms: | aid, balm, cerate, counterirritant, cream, cure, dressing, emolient, help, liniment, lotion, lubricant, medication, medicine, remedy, unction, unguent |
| Main Entry: | balm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | oily substance |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, application, balsam, cerate, compound, cream, demulcent, dressing, embrocation, emollient, formula, lotion, medicine, ointment, potion, poultice, preparation, prescription, salve, soother, soothing agent, unction, unguent |
| Main Entry: | comfort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make to feel better |
| Synonyms: | abate, aid, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, assist, assuage, bolster, buck up, calm, cheer, commiserate with, compose, condole, confirm, console, delight, divert, ease, encourage, enliven, free, gladden, grant respite, hearten, help, inspirit, invigorate, lighten burden, make well, mitigate, nourish, put at ease, quiet fears, reanimate, reassure, refresh, relieve, remedy, revitalize, revive, salve, soften, solace, soothe, strengthen, stroke, succor, support, sustain, sympathize, uphold, upraise |
| Antonyms: | aggravate, annoy, bother, distress, exasperate, hurt, irritate, provoke, torment, torture, trouble, vex |
| Main Entry: | cream |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lotion, oil |
| Synonyms: | cerate, chrism, cosmetic, demulcent, emulsion, essence, jelly, liniment, moisturizer, ointment, paste, salve, unction, unguent |
| Main Entry: | emollient |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lotion |
| Synonyms: | balm, cream, lenitive, liniment, moisturizer, oil, ointment, salve, soothing agent, unguent |
| Main Entry: | flatter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compliment excessively |
| Synonyms: | adulate, beslaver, blandish, bootlick, brownnose, build up*, butter up, cajole, cater to, charm, con, court, fawn*, get next to, glorify, grovel, humor, inveigle, jolly, lay it on thick, massage, oil, overpraise, play up to, praise, rub the right way, salve, sell, snow*, soft-soap, soften*, spread it on, stroke, suck up to, sweet-talk, sweeten up, toady, wheedle, work on, work over |
| Antonyms: | belittle, castigate, condemn, criticize, denounce, insult, offend |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gratuity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gift, tip |
| Synonyms: | alms, benefaction, bonus, boon, bounty, contribution, donation, fringe benefit, grease palm, largesse, little something, offering, perk*, perquisite, present, recompense, reward, salve, sweetener, token |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | heal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cure, recover |
| Synonyms: | alleviate, ameliorate, attend, bring around, compose, conciliate, convalesce, doctor, dress, fix, free, get well, harmonize, improve, knit, make healthy, make sound, make well, make whole, medicate, meliorate, mend, minister to, patch up, physic, put on feet again, reanimate, rebuild, reconcile, regenerate, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, remedy, renew, renovate, repair, restore, resuscitate, revive, revivify, salve, set, settle, soothe, treat |
| Antonyms: | harm, hurt, injure |
| Main Entry: | liniment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ointment |
| Synonyms: | balm, cream, dressing, embrocation, emollient, lenitive, lotion, medicine, salve, unguent |
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