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Balm vs Walm - What's the difference?

balm | walm |

As verbs the difference between balm and walm

is that balm is (archaic) to anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal while walm is to roll; to spout; to boil up.

As a noun balm

is any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus commiphora'' of africa, arabia and india and ''myroxylon of south america.

balm

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora'' of Africa, Arabia and India and ''Myroxylon of South America.
  • A plant or tree yielding such substance.
  • Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one.
    • There is a balm in Gilead.... (Spiritual)
  • (figuratively) Something soothing.
    • Classical music is a sweet balm for our sorrows.
  • Any of various aromatic plants of the genus Melissa , such as lemon balm () or bee balm.

    • Synonyms

    * (aromatic resin) balsam * (plant or tree) balsam * (soothing oil or lotion) balsam * (something soothing) balsam

    Related terms

    * balmy * balsam * embalming

    See also

    * lotion * ointment * unguent

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal.
  • (figurative) To soothe; to mitigate.
    • (Shakespeare)

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    walm

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To roll; to spout; to boil up.
    • (Holland)
  • * 1845 (?), A view of Devonshire in 1630, with a Pedigree of most of its gentry , page 344:
    • It serveth the inhabitants with fresh water walming out of springs, though itself be on all sides circumpassed about with the sea.
  • * 1905 , The Myths of Plato , page 442:

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