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reliefs


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reliefs - noun

  • the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
  • the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
  • (law) redress awarded by a court
  • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
  • assistance in time of difficulty
  • a pause for relaxation
  • a change for the better
  • aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
  • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
  • sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
  • the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged

    • reliefs - thesaurus

    alleviation   assuagement   backup   ease   easement   easing   embossment   ministration   moderation   reliever   relievo   respite   rest   rilievo   substitute   succor American English spelling   succour British English spelling  

    Scrabble score for reliefs

    r is 1 e is 1 l is 1 i is 1 e is 1 f is 4 s is 1
    Scrabble score = 10

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