n.
1.semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
2.anything that remedies or heals or soothes salve v.
1.save from ruin, destruction, or harm
2.apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
Idiom of the Day
not hold water
to be illogical, to make no sense
The excuses of the man do not hold water.