(ש"ע) משחה סמיכה (המשמשת כתרופה); מזור, מרפא

(פ') לשכך, להרגיע; להביא מזור; להציל

(ש"ע) משחת ריפוי. בפולקלור וברפואה העממית, חומר סמיך שרוקחים מצמחים למטרה רפואית.

n. balm, healing ointment; remedy, curative, anything that soothes or heals

v. soothe, calm, relieve; remedy, cure, heal; salvage, save from destruction, rescue

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Noun
1. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
(synonym) ointment, unction, unguent, balm
(hypernym) remedy, curative, cure
(hyponym) arnica
(substance-meronym) lanolin, wool fat, wool grease
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
2. anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"
(hypernym) redress, remedy, remediation

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Verb
1. save from ruin, destruction, or harm
(synonym) salvage, relieve, save
(hypernym) rescue, deliver
(derivation) salvation
2. apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
(hypernym) medicate, medicine
(classification) medicine, practice of medicine

nf. salvo, volley, salvo fire, fusillade, volley of gunfire, ongoing gunfire, simultaneous discharge of several of firearms, firing of many weapons at once; shower (of words, weapons)

nf. salvo, salute