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SALVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anything that remedies or heals or soothes

Example:

he needed a salve for his conscience

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("salve" is a kind of...):

redress; remediation; remedy (act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil)

Derivation:

salve (apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

Synonyms:

balm; ointment; salve; unction; unguent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("salve" is a kind of...):

curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)

Meronyms (substance of "salve"):

lanolin; wool fat; wool grease (a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics)

Domain category:

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "salve"):

arnica (an ointment used in treating bruises)

baby oil (an ointment for babies)

balsam (an ointment containing a fragrant resin)

carron oil (an ointment formerly used to treat burns)

cerate (a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin)

chrism; chrisom; holy oil; sacramental oil (a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam)

lip balm (a balm applied to the lips)

mentholated salve (a salve containing menthol)

mercurial ointment (an ointment containing mercury)

zinc ointment (an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases)

Derivation:

salve (apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "salve" is one way to...):

medicate; medicine (treat medicinally, treat with medicine)

Domain category:

medicine; practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he salve his foot?

Derivation:

salve (anything that remedies or heals or soothes)

salve (semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Save from ruin, destruction, or harm

Synonyms:

relieve; salvage; salve; save

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "salve" is one way to...):

deliver; rescue (free from harm or evil)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

salvage (the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction)

salvage (property or goods saved from damage or destruction)

salvation (saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation)

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