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comforts

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noun

  1. Contentment, ease.“Sleep in comfort with our new mattress.”
  2. Something that offers comfort.“the comforts of home”
  3. A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.“We still have the spare tire? That's a comfort at least.”
  4. A cause of relief or satisfaction.“The outcome of the peace negotiations in Moscow in 1940 was a heavy blow to the young nation, but in the same time a great comfort: at least the independency was preserved.”

verb

  1. To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.“Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.”
  2. To make comfortable.
  3. To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
  4. To assist or help; to aid.

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