salve
Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.
Is salve a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of salve?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To calm or assuage.Examples: "She feels guilty for pampering him, and salves her conscience by bossily ordering him to go and fetch the clothes from the line[.]"transitive
2. (dated) To salvage.Examples: "The interior woodwork was largely salved from the two cars, as well as the majority of the fittings and seats."dated
verb (English)
1. (obsolete, astronomy) To save (the appearances or the phenomena); to explain (a celestial phenomenon); to account for (the apparent motions of the celestial bodies).obsolete
2. (obsolete) To resolve (a difficulty); to refute (an objection); to harmonize (an apparent contradiction).Examples: "He which should hold it more rational to make the whole Universe move, and thereby to salve the Earths mobility, is more unreasonable...."obsolete
3. (obsolete) To explain away; to mitigate; to excuse.obsolete
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To say “salve” to; to greet; to salute.Examples: "By this that ſtraunger knight in preſence came, / And goodly ſalued them; who nought againe / Him anſwered, as courteſie became, / But with ſterne lookes, and ſtomachous diſdaine, / Gaue ſignes of grudge and diſcontentment vaine: […]"transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary