n.
1.freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
2.a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
3.the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
4.freedom from constraint or embarrassment
5.freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) ease v.
1.move gently or carefully
2.lessen pain or discomfort
3.make easier
4.lessen the intensity of or calm
Idiom of the Day
act as a guinea pig
to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone
I was not happy to act as a guinea pig on the new training material.