relief

n.

easing of pain, of a burden

1) to bring; give relief

2) to express; feel relief

3) to find; receive; seek relief (they found relief in looking at their son's photographs)

4) great, immense; instant; permanent; temporary relief

5) (esp. BE) tax relief

6) relief from (the rain brought instant relief from the heat)

7) relief to (the news was a great relief to us)

8) a relief to + inf. (it was a relief to get home)

9) relief that + clause (they expressed relief that the crisis was over)

10) to smb.'s relief (to my relief they got there safely)

welfare, government aid

(esp. AE; obsol.)

11) on relief (in the 1930s they were on relief)

comic scenes

12) comic; mock relief

differences in height

13) in relief (to show terrain in relief)

sharpness of outline

14) in bold relief against (a light background)

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[rɪ'liːf]

feel relief

give relief

immense

instant

mock relief

permanent

receive

temporary relief

seek relief (they found relief in looking at their son's photographs)

(esp. BE) tax relief

['comic scenes'] comic

['easing of pain, of a burden'] to bring

great

to express

to find

['sharpness of outline'] in bold relief against (a light background)

['welfare, government aid'] (esp. AE; obsol.) on relief (in the 1930s they were on relief)

a relief to + inf. (it was a relief to get home)

relief to (the news was a great relief to us)

relief from (the rain brought instant relief from the heat)

relief that + clause (they expressed relief that the crisis was over)

to smb. 's relief (to my relief they got there safely)

['differences in height'] in relief (to show terrain in relief)