salve
/sælv/noun
उच्चारण सैल्व
मरहम, लेप
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a substance that you put on a wound or sore skin to help it heal
मरहम, लेप
- a lip salve
- Apply this herbal salve to the burn twice a day.
- The nurse rubbed a soothing salve on his sore arm.
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- Grandmother made a salve from turmeric and oil.
- She kept a small tin of salve in her bag for chapped lips.
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[T] ~ your conscience formal
to do something that makes you feel less guilty
(अंतरात्मा का) बोझ हल्का करना
- He gave money to charity to salve his conscience.
- She tried to salve her guilt by calling her mother every day.
- He bought her flowers to salve his guilt after the quarrel.
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- Donating to the fund did little to salve their conscience.
- She tried to salve her pride by blaming bad luck.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Spelling and pronunciation: salve, with a silent l in American English (/sæv/), but often pronounced in British English (/sælv/).
Spelling और pronunciation में salve, American English में silent l (/sæv/), पर British English में प्रायः बोला जाता है (/sælv/)।
?Which word?
Keep apart salve (an ointment; to ease guilt) and salvo (a firing of guns together).
Salve (मरहम; अपराध-बोध कम करना) और salvo (एक साथ तोपों का चलना) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the soothing words together: salve, balm (something that soothes), ointment, assuage (make an unpleasant feeling less strong), alleviate.
राहत के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: salve, balm (राहत देने वाली चीज़), ointment, assuage (अप्रिय भावना कम करना), alleviate।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Salve your conscience (do something to feel less guilty).
Collocation 'salve your conscience' (कम अपराध-बोध के लिए कुछ करना)।