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balm
English
Etymology
From Middle English bawme, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French baume, from Old French basme, from Latin balsamum, itself from Ancient Greek ???????? (bálsamon). Spelling modified 16th c. to conform to Latin etymology. Doublet of balsam.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b??m/
- (US) IPA(key): /b?m/, /b?lm/
- Rhymes: -??m
- Homophone: bomb (for speakers with the father-bother merger)
Noun
balm (countable and uncountable, plural balms)
- Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
- A plant or tree yielding such substance.
- Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one.
- There is a balm in Gilead... (Spiritual)
- (figuratively) Something soothing.
- Classical music is a sweet balm for our sorrows.
- The lemon balm, Melissa officinalis
- Any of a number of other aromatic herbs with a similar citrus-like scent, such as bee balm and horse balm.
Synonyms
- (aromatic resin): balsam
- (plant or tree): balsam
- (soothing oil or lotion): balsam
- (something soothing): balsam
Related terms
- balmy
- balsam
- embalming
Translations
Verb
balm (third-person singular simple present balms, present participle balming, simple past and past participle balmed)
- (transitive, archaic) To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal.
- (transitive, figuratively) To soothe; to mitigate.
See also
- lotion
- ointment
- unguent
Anagrams
- ALBM, BAML, LBMA, Lamb, blam, lamb
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conditioner
English
Etymology
condition +? -er
Pronunciation
Noun
conditioner (plural conditioners)
- anything that improves the condition of something
- hair conditioner
- fabric conditioner, fabric softener
- someone who trains athletes or racehorses
- An agricultural machine that crimps and crushes newly cut hay to promote faster and more even drying.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- recondition
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