balsam

UK /ˈbɔːl.səm/ US /ˈbɔl.səm/

noun 5verb 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

sweet

VERB + BALSAM

tasted

BALSAM + NOUN

sorrows, tongue

PREP.

with

noun

A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.

A plant or tree yielding such substance.

A soothing ointment.

Something soothing.

Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows

A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.

verb

To treat or anoint with balsam.

name

A surname from German.

Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows

Wiktionary

The old man tasted the balsam with his tongue, and found it good.

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