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1. (n.) salve
a medicinal ointment for treating wounds and sores.
2. salve
anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves.
3. (v.t.) salve
to soothe with or as if with salve; assuage; ease:
to salve one's conscience.
4. (v.t.) salve
to salvage.
Etymology: (1700–10; back formation from salvage)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
2. (verb) salve
anything that remedies or heals or soothes
"he needed a salve for his conscience"
3. (verb) salvage, salve, relieve, save
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
4. (verb) salve
apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) salve
an adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment
2. (noun) salve
a soothing remedy or antidote
3. (noun) salve
to heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound
4. (noun) salve
to heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good; to soothe, as with an ointment, especially by some device, trick, or quibble; to gloss over
5. salve
hail!
6. salve
to save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea
7. (verb) salve
to say "Salve" to; to greet; to salute
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Sense: (an) ointment to heal or soothe
lip-salve.
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 Afrikaans: salf |
 Arabic: مَرْهَم |
 Bulgarian: мехлем |
 Brazilian: pomada |
 Czech: hojivá mast |
 German: die Salbe |
 Danish: salve |
 Greek: βάλσαμο |
 Spanish: ungüento, bálsamo |
 Estonian: salv |
 Farsi: مرهم |
 Finnish: salva |
 French: onguent |
 Hebrew: מִשחָה |
 Hindi: मरहम |
 Croatian: melem, ljekovita mast |
 Hungarian: kenőcs |
 Indonesian: salep |
 Icelandic: smyrsl, salvi |
 Italian: balsamo, pomata |
 Japanese: こう薬 |
 Korean: 연고 |
 Lithuanian: tepalas |
 Latvian: ziede |
 Malay: salap |
 Dutch: zalf |
 Norwegian: salve, balsam |
 Polish: maść |
 Persian: مرهم |
 Pashto: مرهم |
 Portuguese: pomada |
 Romanian: unguent |
 Russian: мазь; бальзам |
 Slovak: hojivá masť |
 Slovenian: mazilo |
 Serbian: melem |
 Swedish: salva |
 Thai: ขี้ผึ้งรักษาแผล |
 Turkish: merhem |
 Taiwanese: 藥膏，軟膏 |
 Ukrainian: цілюща мазь; бальзам |
 Urdu: مرحم |
 Vietnamese: thuốc mỡ |
 Chinese: 药膏，软膏 |
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