salves is a form of:
Salve
noun
- 1.
- (Any soothing or healing ointment for wounds, etc, anything that soothes or Gaels; something that calms and soothes; to soothe; to save from ins shipwreck etc) ជួយអោយរួចពីគ្រោះថ្នាក់, សង្គ្រោះ (ជួយអោយជារោគ, ជួយអោយផុតពីទុក្ខទោស), ការពារ, ជួយយោង, បំបិទកន្លែងអាក្រក់
Example: Mother rubbed salve on Dang's sore finger, Nothing could salve her grief.antiseptic salve ឱសថប្រេង (សម្រាប់លាប), a salve to his conscience អ្វីៗដែលធ្វើអោយធូរស្រាល
Example: She paid the repair bill as a salve to her conscience. - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ការបាញ់កាំភ្លើងគំនាប់, ការទះដៃអបអរ
verb — past tense: salved ; past participle: salved ; present participle: salving ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (1. To soothe or heal with or as if with salve. 2. To ease the distress or agitation of; assuage: salved my conscience by apologizing) salve a sore លាបថ្នាំប្រេង, salve one's conscience ធ្វើអោយ ធូរស្រាល
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment.
- 2.
- A soothing remedy or antidote.
verb — past tense: salved ; past participle: salved ; present participle: salving ;
- 1.
- To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound.
- 2.
- To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good; to soothe, as with an ointment, especially by some device, trick, or quibble; to gloss over.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE, INTRANSITIVE) To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To say "Salve" to; to greet; to salute.
- 1.
- balm, cream, emollient, lubricant, ointment, unguent
- 1.
- Hail