salve

Meanings

Noun

• semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
• anything that remedies or heals or soothes
  • "he needed a salve for his conscience"

Verb

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm
• apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing

Synonyms

balm, ointment, relieve, salvage, save, unction, unguent