balm

[balm]

If your lips are cracked and dry, lip balm will make them feel better. A balm is a soothing substance with a consistency somewhere between solid and liquid.

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An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.

Noun
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

Noun
any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing

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.

Balm

Balm , n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b'bes'bem. Cf. Balsam.] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa. 2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs. Dryden. 3. Any fragrant ointment. Shak. 4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. "Balm for each ill." Mrs. Hemans. Balm cricket (Zo'94l.), the European cicada. Tennyson. -- Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron Gileadense). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and Abies balsamea (balsam fir).

Balm

Balm, v. i. To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate. [Archaic] Shak.

An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.

To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate.

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Usage Examples

For the mind disturbed, the still beauty of dawn is nature's finest balm.

I always carry lip balm and lipstick. Lipstick is a very important beauty product because I find that lips are the most beautiful feature of anyone's face.

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

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Other Usage Examples

It's part of the calling to at least do a few songs in the show that give people some hope. There's so much hurt in this world and... music is such a great healing balm and a great way to forget your troubles.

Humor has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana.

I put on lip balm first thing in the morning and always use it before I swipe on my red lipstick.

The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey.