salve
10
6.4
- noun
- /sælv/
:
ungüento
- Spread some salve on her wrist, bandage it and remain with her.
All right, I said I have various salves and wrappings.
- All right, I said I have various salves and wrappings.
Examples
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Inman got up, daubed his wounds with the salve, ate his herbal medicines, and took another draught of laudanum and liquor.
Fiction book (1997) -
In applying the salve to his eye, the nurse dislodged the bubble slightly.
Fiction book (2001) -
Just put a little salve on there...
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Oh, and The Father sent over some salve for your leg.
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There is a little salve left in the kitchen.
Fiction book (1994) -
I'm gonna get you some salve for your face.
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I tell him I got some burn salve that may take that sting out.
Academic text (2011) -
Bring some salve and bandages.
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The boy used the medicine, a white salve, each morning and night, rubbing it lightly into the sores.
Fiction book (1992) -
After applying the salve to her sunburn, her skin began to feel much better.
Synonyms
49
3.3
A smooth thick oily substance you put on the skin to help it heal or feel soft
16
3.7
A soft medicine that you put on the skin to heal or soothe irritation
3
9.9
A soft cream you put on the skin to heal or soothe
1
9.9
A thick oily medicine spread on the skin to soothe irritation
An ointment with menthol that you rub on the skin to relieve pain or help you breathe
Antonyms
Compounds
An ointment with menthol that you rub on the skin to relieve pain or help you breathe
How Soothing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Salve for an ointment comes from an old English word sealf that meant a greasy medicine used to heal the skin, so a salve is something you rub on to make the skin 'well' again.