Salve

Pronunciation: /ˈsɑːv/

Salve (noun)

  1. a cream or ointment used to heal or soothe skin.
  2. something that makes you feel better emotionally.

Examples

  • She applied a salve to the wound.
  • The salve helped reduce the inflammation.

Common collocations: herbal salve, soothing salve, apply salve, emotional salve, find salve

Salve (verb)

  1. to put a healing cream on the skin.
  2. to make someone feel better emotionally.

Examples

  • He salved the burn with care.
  • You should salve the area twice daily.

Synonyms of Salve

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Salve

  • — when discussing substances applied to the skin