easing, easement, alleviation, relief
(noun) the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); “he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain”
easement
(noun) (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another’s land as a right of way to your own land)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
easement (countable and uncountable, plural easements)
(law) The legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).
(architecture) An element such as a baseboard, handrail, etc, that is curved instead of abruptly changing direction.
(archaic) Easing, relief.
(archaic, euphemistic) The act of relieving oneself: defecating or urinating.
(model railroading) Transition spiral curve track between a straight or tangent track and a circular curved track of a certain radius or selected radius.
Assistance.
Support.
Gratification.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ease"ment, n. Etym: [OF. aisement. See Ease, n.]
1. That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation. In need of every kind of relief and easement. Burke.
2. (Law)
Definition: A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor, distinct from the ownership of the soil, as a way, water course, etc. It is a species of what the civil law calls servitude. Kent.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
