Embrocation

  • 101rub — v 1. massage, knead, embrocate; stroke, caress, fondle, pet, pat, palm; brush, graze; (all of horses) curry, currycomb, groom. 2. polish, buff, burnish, rub down, smooth; abrade, chafe, levigate, triturate; scour, scrub. 3.Often rub off or out… …

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  • 102salve — n 1. healing ointment, lotion, oil, balm, liniment, unguent, embrocation, demulcent, Pharm. cerate; lenitive, Med. abirritant, Med. emollient. 2. remedy, curé, restorative, antidote, neutralizer; sedative, tranquilizer, Med. calmative, narcotic,… …

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  • 103unction — n 1. anointing, oiling, lubrication, Eccles. chrism. 2. balm, salve, ointment, unguent, oil, lotion, lubricant; liniment, embrocation, emollient, demulcent, Med. abirritant, palliative. 3.(all affected in speech) earnestness, fervor, ardor,… …

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  • 104unguent — n ointment, salve, unguentum, Pharm. inunction; balm, liniment, nard, lotion, emollient, demulcent, embrocation; cream, cold cream, pomade, brilliantine …

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  • 105wash — v 1. clean, clean up, bathe, Brit. Inf. tub, lave, cleanse, wash up, scrub up, Chiefly Scot. dight; deterge, launder, do the laundry; shampoo, lather, soap; scrub, brush, swab, mop; soak, shower, douse, rinse, flush, sponge, douche; absterge,… …

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  • 106lotion — noun Syn: ointment, cream, balm, rub, moisturizer, lubricant, embrocation …

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  • 107ointment — noun Syn: lotion, cream, salve, liniment, embrocation, rub, gel, balm, emollient, unguent …

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  • 108lineament — lineament, liniment Lineament, pronounced as four syllables with the first three like linear, means ‘a distinctive feature of the face’, and is normally used in the plural. Liniment (three syllables) is an embrocation …

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  • 109liniment — lineament, liniment Lineament, pronounced as four syllables with the first three like linear, means ‘a distinctive feature of the face’, and is normally used in the plural. Liniment (three syllables) is an embrocation …

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  • 110balm — [n1] oily substance analgesic, application, balsam, cerate, compound, cream, demulcent, dressing, embrocation, emollient, formula, lotion, medicine, ointment, potion, poultice, preparation, prescription, salve, soother, soothing agent, unction,… …

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