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| aid |
to provide assistance, help, or relief to. [2/4 definitions] |
| basso-relievo |
see "bas-relief." |
| bull pen |
in baseball, an area near the playing field where the relief pitchers practice during the game. [1/3 definitions] |
| CARE |
acronym of "Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere." |
| comfort |
to give relief from a painful or difficult situation; soothe. [2/3 definitions] |
| cool |
giving relief from heat. [1/9 definitions] |
| easement |
something that provides relief. [1/3 definitions] |
| emboss |
to raise or represent in relief (a surface design). [1/2 definitions] |
| fentanyl |
a potent, fast-acting synthetic opioid that is used pharmacologically for pain relief and is also used illicitly. |
| glad |
happy or delighted, often with a sense of relief or fulfilled hope; pleased. [1/3 definitions] |
| Godiva |
an eleventh-century English noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry to win relief for the people from a burdensome tax; Lady Godiva. |
| good riddance |
used to express relief that someone or something is gone or done with. |
| gracious |
used to express surprise, relief, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| lenitive |
a medicine or treatment that brings relief from pain, discomfort, or distress. [1/2 definitions] |
| letup |
a stop, pause, or momentary relief. [1/2 definitions] |
| low relief |
sculptural relief that projects slightly from the background; bas-relief. |
| mezzo-relievo |
sculptural relief in which the work projects about halfway from the background. |
| opium |
an addictive drug derived from one variety of poppy, containing various narcotic substances, and producing calm, stupor, sleep, or relief from pain. [1/2 definitions] |
| OXFAM |
a British charity, originally named Oxford Famine Relief, engaged in relieving poverty and suffering worldwide and commonly associated with its thrift shops that sell donated goods. |
| phew |
a breathy exhalation used, typically, to express relief or exhaustion. |
| photoengraving |
a printing process by which an image is transferred photographically onto a relief printing plate. [1/3 definitions] |
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