ointment
[noun]
Synonyms: lotion, balm, cream, embrocation, emollient, liniment, salve, unguent

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Related Words: embrocation, liniment, demulcent, emollient, lotion, dressing

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

oint‧ment /ˈɔɪntmənt/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: oignement, from Latin unguentum, from unguere; ⇒ unguent]
a soft cream that you rub into your skin, especially as a medical treatment
⇒ fly in the ointment at fly³(5)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ointment
noun
QUANT. tube
VERB + OINTMENT apply, put on, rub on He put some ointment on the cut.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

ointment
ˈɔɪntmənt
See: ply in the ointment

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲