salve
sov
- n semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
- n anything that remedies or heals or soothes
he needed a salve for his conscience - v save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- v apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
- He knew he would spend the debate flanked by nine candidates waiting to rip into the Senate compromise bill he helped write, which calls for a salve of legalization, border .
- The salve's working, drawing out the cancer.
- For Feinstein, the curbside program allows her to salve her green conscience without the ickiness that came from composting her own used tea bags.