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  • noun. A salve for soothing or healing; an ointment.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Any soft composition used as an ointment or for lubrication.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
    • Word Usage
    "Now, Sharpe, the fly in our unguent is the fact these royal guards are all Irish."
    cross-reference
    medicine  ointment  
    Hypernym
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    curative  cure  remedy  therapeutic  
    Hyponym
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    Arnica  baby oil  balsam  carron oil  cerate  
    Same Context
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    Canopic  Vaseline  balm  bohea  elixir  
    Synonym
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    adipose  balm  balsam  blubbery  brilliantine  
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