balm
Part of speech: verb
Part of speech: noun
A soothing application.
Part of speech: noun
An aromatic resin; balsam; also, a tree or shrub that yields balm.
Usage examples "balm":
- The priest saw that his words had hurt her, yet he did not just then try to pour balm upon the wound. - "The Garden Of Allah", Robert Hichens.
- So the plant was collected, dipped in oil, and thus transformed into a balm for every wound. - "Wild Flowers Worth Knowing", Neltje Blanchan et al.
- Maxwell speaks assuringly, and his words seem as balm to a wounded spirit. - "Our World, or, The Slaveholders Daughter", F. Colburn Adams.