1. Interjection
Hail!
2. Verb
To say "Salve" to; to greet; to salute.
3. Noun
An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment.
4. Noun
A soothing remedy or antidote.
5. Noun
To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound.
6. Noun
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.
7. Verb
To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.
8. Noun
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
9. Noun
anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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