noun
- soothing ointments or healing substances applied to the skin
- things that provide comfort or relief from pain or distress
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The pharmacy sells various healing balms for dry skin.
- She applied lip balms to prevent chapping in winter.
- These herbal balms contain natural ingredients.
- The doctor recommended medicated balms for the rash.
- Music and art served as balms for his troubled soul.
- Her kind words were balms to the grieving family.
- Time and friendship proved to be the best balms for heartbreak.