Comfort: alternatives and connections

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx.

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To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

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To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.

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To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.

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The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support.

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To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisf…

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Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed.

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of Bed

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Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses…

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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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The act of ministering; service; ministry.

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Covered with a mant/e; cloaked; disguised.

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Pleasure; merriment; gayety; delight; kindness.

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The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or…

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The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

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To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise.

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The quality or state of being rich (in any sense of the adjective).

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The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment; repose of mind resulting fr…

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State; condition; position of affairs.

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To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as,…

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To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.

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Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility;…

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Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.

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To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.

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In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

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To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise.

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Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

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Alt. of Tranquillize

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To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotio…

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The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.

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Mitigation; abatement.

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The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or c…

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Alt. of Conveniency

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The state or quality of being cozy.

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Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.

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Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp. pieces of various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of incongruous or ill-adapted parts;…

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The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

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The quality or state of being snug.

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Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.

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The act of solacing, or the state of being solaced; also, that which solaces.

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One who, or that which, allays.

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One who, or that which, allays.

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One who administers comfort or consolation.

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One who administers comfort or consolation.

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The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or c…

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The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or c…

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Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two c…

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Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two c…

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To assent to as true.

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To assent to as true.

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One who sympathizes.

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One who sympathizes.

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Strong; vigorous; valiant.

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Strong; vigorous; valiant.

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Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

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Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

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State of being comfortable.

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One who administers comfort or consolation.

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The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or c…

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To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.

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Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.

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A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.

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Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two c…

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Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.

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To assent to as true.

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To discourage; to deject.

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To discourage; to deject.

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