a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.

anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves.

to soothe with or as if with salve; assuage

to salve one's conscience.

noun

aid , balm , cerate , counterirritant , cream , cure , dressing , emolient , help , liniment , lotion , lubricant , medication , medicine , remedy , unction , unguent , embrocation , emollient , goo , inunction , ointment

verb

alleviate , ally , assuage , balm , becalm , calm , calm down , cool off , ease , heal , mollify , pacify , pour oil on , quiet , relieve , settle , smooth down , soften , still , take the edge off , take the sting out of , unburden , untrouble , anoint , cerate , cream , cure , embrocate , flattery , lotion , medicine , ointment , remedy , soothe , unguent