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The Meaning of balm

  • (n.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
  • (n.) The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs.
  • (n.) Any fragrant ointment.
  • (n.) Anything that heals or that mitigates pain.
  • (v. i.) To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate.

Synonyms

unguent , unction , salve , ointment , smarm , cream , emollient , unctuousness , oleaginousness , smarminess , oiliness , inunction , fulsomeness

Homophones

bohm , bom , bomb , bombe

Rhymes

alm , altom , amraam , anscom , anscomb , aplomb , baucom , baum , becalm , blaum , blom , bohm , bom , bomb , bombe , brahm , brom , bromm , calm , cdrom , clomb , com , crom , daum , dom , embalm , flaum , flom , fraum , fromm , fromme , glomb , grom , guam , halm , hobsbawm , hom , homme , intercom , islam , klom , lomb , malm , mam , mom , nahm , nom , overstrom , palm , palme , panmunjom , petrovietnam , phnom , pogrom , pom , praam , prom , psalm , qualm , quam , rahm , raum , rhomb , rom , romm , saam , saddam , salaam , salam , salm , saum , schrom , schwalm , schwam , shawm , sitcom , som , somme , strahm , straum , stromme , suddam , surinam , thom , throm , tom , traum , vietnam , yom , zalm