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UK
/ɹɪlˈiːf/
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[ US /ɹiˈɫif, ɹɪˈɫif/ ]
[ US /ɹiˈɫif, ɹɪˈɫif/ ]
NOUN
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assistance in time of difficulty
the contributions provided some relief for the victims -
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief -
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes -
(law) redress awarded by a court
was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury? -
the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
getting it off his conscience gave him some ease
he enjoyed his relief from responsibility -
the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta -
aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
he has been on relief for many years -
a pause for relaxation
people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests - a change for the better
- sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
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the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain
How To Use relief In A Sentence
- But Sexton found Nicks for an easy 31-yard score on fourth down with 4: 11 left to seal it, and Nicks set the receiving record with a 22-yard catch a little later from T.J. Yates, making his first appearance in relief from a broken ankle suffered in September against Virginia Tech. Newspaper Home Delivery - Subscribe Today USATODAY.com
- And while Annie inflicts humiliation and degradation and withholds pain relief and food Paul is forced to write a new chapter every day simply to stay alive.
- There are tight rules on the type of properties that qualify for the relief.
- VARIOUS LEATHER PICTURE, It's a high classic decoration , made by hand, use nature color and veins of leather to make design, it shows obvious stereoscopy like relief sculpture but softly .
- The firemen did heave a sigh of relief after pulling the deer out, but did not settle down and relax.
- For now, it's a relief to see that she is not included in Forbes magazine's recent list of the world's 100 most powerful women.
- It still whispered about, prowling in the back of his consciousness, murmuring darkly even though his body was slack with well-satisfied relief. Captured by Moonlight
- In the twelfth century the canon lawyers devised an elaborate, and comparatively humane, legal framework for poor relief.
- No part of the lunar globe became visible in relief against circumfluous solar radiance on any of the plates exposed at Grenada; and what vestiges of "structure" there were, came out almost better _upon_ the moon than _beside_ her, thus stamping themselves at once as of atmospheric origin. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
- Australia plays a leading role in advancing APEC's responses to human security issues such as communicable diseases, emergency disaster relief preparedness, counter-terrorism, climate change and energy security. Australia Strengthens APEC