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salve
noun as in ointment for relief of pain or illness
Example Sentences
In a place where food can be pricey, it’s a budget-conscious salve to a grumbling stomach and a quick stop-off in between a busy sightseeing itinerary.
Any spectators feeling short-changed would have been salved by Hatton v Flint, a high-energy and bruising encounter.
"It has been a salve to our broken hearts," she said.
Which is to say, “Shrinking” has settled into the salving vibe of a hangout comedy, what with Jimmy’s workplace and neighborhood families of choice comfortably overlapping without sacrificing the therapeutic spaces that make it distinct.
But he's not president anymore and it's unclear how that will help him do anything but salve his ego.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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