Soother

Soother
Soother \Sooth"er\, n. One who, or that which, soothes. [1913 Webster]

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  • soother — index narcotic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Soother — Sooth Sooth (s[=oo]th), a.; also adv. [Compar. {Soother} (s[=oo]th [ e]r); superl. {Soothest}.] [OE. soth, AS. s[=o][eth], for san[eth]; akin to OS. s[=o][eth], OHG. sand, Icel. sannr, Sw. sann, Dan. sand, Skr. sat, sant, real, genuine, present,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • soother — soothe ► VERB 1) gently calm. 2) relieve (pain or discomfort). DERIVATIVES soother noun soothing adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «verify, show to be true», from SOOTH(Cf. ↑sooth) …   English terms dictionary

  • soother — noun see soothe …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • soother — See soothe. * * * …   Universalium

  • soother — 1. adjective truer. 2. noun A plastic device that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. Syn: binky, dummy, pacifier 3. verb To s …   Wiktionary

  • soother — Everyday English Slang in Ireland n pacifier, dummy …   English dialects glossary

  • soother — n. one who calms, pacifier; comforter, appeaser …   English contemporary dictionary

  • soother — shooter …   Anagrams dictionary

  • soother — sooth·er …   English syllables

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