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• n  things that make you comfortable and at ease
  all the comforts of home
• n  a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
• n  a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
• n  the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
• n  a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
  he had all the material comforts of this world
• n  satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing
  a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts
• n  bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
• n  assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal
• v  give moral or emotional strength to
• v  lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

• creature comforts
• amenities
• conveniences
• comfort
• comfortableness
• consolation
• solace
• ease
• quilt
• comforter
• puff
• soothe
• console

• discomfort

News & Articles

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• LATEST NEWS
  A firefighter comforts a distraught listener, as names of victims of gun violence are read, during the observance of the six month anniversary of the Sandy Hook tragedy.The Mayors Against Illegal Guns holds ceremonies in front of Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn. Friday, June 14, 2013.
  June 14, 2013 - Connecticut Post
• Mayors campaign against gun violence kicks off in Newtown
  A firefighter comforts a distraught listener, as names of victims of gun violence are read, during the observance of the six month anniversary of the Sandy Hook tragedy.The Mayors Against Illegal Guns holds ceremonies in front of Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn. Friday, June 14, 2013.
  June 14, 2013 - The News-Times
• Canon residents welcomed to Pueblo
  Patty Axtell (right), a nurse at Valley View Health Care Center in Canon City, comforts Roxanne Harvey, a Valley View resident, Thursday at the Westwind Campus in Pueblo. Axtell lives in Cotopaxi and has been unable to return home since U.S. 50 closed because of the Royal Gorge Fire.
  June 14, 2013 - The Pueblo Chieftain

Quotes

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• John McCain in Boston Globe (registration)
  I fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in someone else's. I loved it not just for the many comforts of life here. I loved it for its decency; for its faith in the wisdom, justice and goodness of its people,McCain said. "I...
• Joe Tripodi in The Canberra Times
  I have enormous sympathy for the situation with the Iemma family and I have some understanding of the pain that they're going through,Mr Tripodi said. "If it comforts them to be able to bring out this version of events, then I'm happy to...
• John Howard in NEWS.com.au
  I don't believe it is over indulgent in the comforts that are onboard,Mr Howard told Southern Cross Radio. "The fit out of the aircraft is very basic. We do use it for overseas trips and the sleeping conditions on the plane for my staff...