Phrase Hound found 50 phrases and 16 compound words that contain relief. The most common are listed below. Open relief in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 50
- pain reliefThe alleviation of pain, typically by means of medication.
- tax reliefA reduction in the amount of tax that an individual or company has to pay.
- debt reliefThe partial or total forgiveness of debt.
- comic reliefThe inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.
- sigh of reliefA release of stress through breathing motions.
- Disaster-relief
- Injunctive relief
- prayer for reliefThe portion of a complaint in which the plaintiff describes the remedies sought from the court, such as damages or an injunction.
- high reliefA form of classical sculpture in which forms extend from the background by at least half of their depth.
- relief printingAny printing method in which the ink is laid upon the protruding parts of the printing form.
- relief valveSynonym of safety valve: A valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc. (such as a boiler or pressure cooker), would burst, thus reducing the pressure; a relief valve.
- relief mapA map that shows the three-dimensional topography of terrain, usually by use of contours but sometimes with colors or by hatching.
- strain reliefExtra casing on an electric cord that prevents it from bending at extreme angles and accruing damage.
- Hurricane Relief
- Provide Relief
- Emergency relief
- bas reliefAlternative spelling of bas-relief.
- relief agencyA humanitarian organization trying to bring relief to the poor and needy.
- Relief ChurchA Scottish Presbyterian denomination founded in 1761, which united with the United Secession Church in 1847 to form the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
- judicial reliefThe legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong
- low reliefSynonym of bas-relief.
- relief pitcherA pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, ejection from the game or fatigue.
- relief workerA person who works, often on a voluntary basis, in a relief agency.
- outdoor reliefHelp given to a pauper who does not live in the workhouse.
- poor reliefGovernmental and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty.
Compound words 16
- microreliefVery small relief (difference of elevations on a surface).
- relieflikeResembling or characteristic of relief (the difference of elevations on a surface).
- antireliefOpposing debt relief.
- demireliefdemi-rilievo
- epireliefpositive relief, in which a fossil protrudes up from the surface
- hyporeliefnegative relief, in which a fossil is sunk into a surface
- relieferA recipient of relief/welfare during the Great Depression.
- relieflessWithout relief (in various senses of the word)
- relieffulGiving relief; relieving.
- photoreliefA photograph having relief information added.