Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [bahm]
- /bɑm/
- /bɑːm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bahm]
- /bɑm/
Definitions of balm word
- variable noun balm Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain. 3
- uncountable noun balm If you refer to something as balm, you mean that it makes you feel better. 3
- noun balm any of various oily aromatic resinous substances obtained from certain tropical trees and used for healing and soothing 3
- noun balm any plant yielding such a substance, esp the balm of Gilead 3
- noun balm something comforting or soothing 3
- noun balm any aromatic or oily substance used for healing or soothing 3
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Origin of balm
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English basme, ba(u)me < Anglo-French basme, bal(s)me, ba(u)me; Old French < Latin balsamum balsam; with orthographic l pedantically restored
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Parts of speech for Balm
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
balm popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
balm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for balm
noun balm
- ointment — a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent.
- potion — a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers: a love potion; a sleeping potion.
- salve — a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- lotion — Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- preparation — a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something: preparations for a journey.
verb balm
- die down — If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- re-collect — to collect, gather, or assemble again (something scattered).
- downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- cool off — If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.
Antonyms for balm
noun balm
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
- disease — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
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