balm
Meaning of balm
noun
- 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)
- 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.
- To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal.
- To soothe; to mitigate.
Information about balm
- The plural form of balm is: balms.
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Hyphenation of balm
balm
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- balm is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
balm synonyms
Meaning ointment:
ointment, unction, unguent, salve
Meaning :
Translation of balm
- French: crème, pommade, baume
- Spanish: ungüento, pomada, bálsamo, crema
- Italian: unguento, balsamo
- Portuguese: ungüento
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Words that rhyme with balm
beebalm, eyebalm, antibalm, disembalm, embalm, imbalm, overbalm
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