relief
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(noun) the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta" |
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Related Words: liberation, release |
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(noun) aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped; "he has been on relief for many years" |
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Related Words: social welfare, welfare |
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(noun) assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" |
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Synonyms: ministration, succor, succour |
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Related Words: aid, assist, assistance, comfort, consolation, help, helping, mercy, solace |
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(noun) shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the background |
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Synonyms: relievo |
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Related Words: alto relievo, bas relief, basso relievo, high relief, low relief, sculpture |
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(noun) the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" |
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Synonyms: alleviation, assuagement |
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Related Words: comfort |
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(noun) (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?" |
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Related Words: amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution |
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(noun) sculpture in which the figures are raised above a surrounding flat plane |
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Synonyms: embossment, relievo, rilievo |
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Related Words: alto-relievo, alto-rilievo, bas relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo, half relief, high relief, low relief, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo, sculpture |
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(noun) the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" |
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Synonyms: ease |
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Related Words: comfort, comfortableness, reprieve, respite |
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(noun) the act of reducing something unpleasant as pain; "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" |
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Synonyms: alleviation, easing |
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Related Words: decrease, detente, diminution, liberalisation, liberalization, palliation, reduction, relaxation, spasmolysis, step-down |
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(noun) a change for the better |
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Synonyms: easing, moderation |
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Related Words: alteration, change, disembarrassment, modification |
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(noun) someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" |
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Synonyms: backup, backup man, fill-in, stand-in, substitute |
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Related Words: alternate, compeer, double, equal, locum, locum tenens, match, peer, replacement, stunt man, stunt woman, surrogate |
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(noun) a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" |
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Synonyms: respite, rest, rest period |
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Related Words: break, breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension |
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