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comfort
A	noun
	1	consolation, comfort, solace
			the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚aid; assist; assistance; help ╚relief; succor; succour; ministration ╚consolation, comfort, solace
	2	comfort
			a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚feeling ╚pleasure; pleasance ╚comfort ╚relief; alleviation; assuagement ╚consolation; solace; solacement
	3	comfort, comfortableness
			a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"
		Category Tree: state ╚condition; status ╚comfort, comfortableness ╚convenience ╚coziness; cosiness; snugness ╚solace; solacement ╚relief; ease
	4	ease, comfort
			a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world"
		Category Tree: state ╚condition; status ╚financial condition; economic condition ╚wealth; wealthiness ╚affluence; richness ╚ease, comfort ╚lap of luxury
B	verb
	1	comfort, ease
			lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚better; improve; amend; ameliorate; meliorate ╚relieve; alleviate; palliate; assuage ╚comfort, ease
	2	comfort, soothe, console, solace
			give moral or emotional strength to

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