embrocation

noun

Definition of embrocationnext
as in cream

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embrocation
  1. cream
  2. liniment
  3. lotion
  4. ointment
  5. balm
  6. salve
Noun
  • The menswear offering will feature bold and masculine colors such as burgundy, gray, camel, cognac, chocolate, peacock blue, cream and military green.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Stir in cream; cook, stirring constantly, until heated through, about 1 minute.
    Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of cream
Noun
  • From tea towels, hats, and keychains to mugs, snacks, and horse liniment, there’s a little something for everyone.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2024
  • In his encyclopedic Naturalis Historia, the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder suggests that urine might be used as a cure for gout or scorpion stings, or, when kneaded with ashes, a liniment for the bite of a mad dog.
    Justin Beal, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
Definition of liniment
Noun
  • Do not wear makeup or lotions on the day of your skin check.25 4.
    Carrie Madormo, RN, Health, 12 Jan. 2025
  • According to the Environmental Working Group, the average woman uses 12 beauty products daily, such as body cleansers, conditioners, hair dyes, fragrances, skincare items, scented lotions, nail polish, and makeup.
    Holly Eve, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of lotion
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  • But a glimpse of Simon McBurney, as Orlok’s familiar, crouched nude while performing a dark ritual in the center of the frame just brought to mind a similar shot in Eggers’s breakthrough in which a witch is seen from behind preparing flying ointment with the help of a devastating ingredient.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Cosmetic products like skin creams may contain C. asiatica to help with skin hydration, and ointments with C. asiatica accelerate wound healing.
    Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of ointment
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  • Director Sally Aitken’s nature documentary comes as a balm in a season aching for uplift.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Plates heaped with rice and aromatic curries showcase the island’s culinary riches, while orange king coconuts are cracked open and offered as a sweet, refreshing balm to the humid heat.
    Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of balm
Noun
  • The presence of the disruptive once and future President alongside all four of his living predecessors was as discordant as any moment at an American state funeral, with its grand rituals meant to unify and salve, could be.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The harsh reality of their task has pushed more streamers to help each other, easing previous tensions as alchemists created potions as temporary salves for wounds sustained in dungeon expeditions, weavers made cloth armor for healers and valuable bags to store items.
    Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of salve
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