salve
(noun, verb, interjection)
interjection
1. hail; a greeting
noun
1. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Similar word(s): balm, ointment, unction, unguent
Definition categories: man–made, curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic
2. anything that remedies or heals or soothes
- he needed a salve for his conscience
Definition categories: act, redress, remediation, remedy