curative, healing, alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic
(adjective) tending to cure or restore to health; “curative powers of herbal remedies”; “her gentle healing hand”; “remedial surgery”; “a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air”; “a therapeutic agent”; “therapeutic diets”
healing
(noun) the natural process by which the body repairs itself
Source: WordNet® 3.1
healing (countable and uncountable, plural healings)
The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.
healing
present participle of heal
Source: Wiktionary
Heal"ing, a.
Definition: Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a healing salve; healing words. Here healing dews and balms abound. Keble.
Heal, v. t. Etym: [See Hele.]
Definition: To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like. [Obs.]
Heal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Healed; p. pr. & vb. n. Healing.] Etym: [OE. helen, hælen, AS. hælan, fr. hal hale, sound, whole; akin to OS. helian, D. heelen, G. heilen, Goth. hailjan. See Whole.]
1. To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease, wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or health. Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. Matt. viii. 8.
2. To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; -- said of a disease or a wound. I will heal their backsliding. Hos. xiv. 4.
3. To restore to original purity or integrity. Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters. 2 Kings ii. 21.
4. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions.
Heal, v. i.
Definition: To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb heals, or the wound heals; -- sometimes with up or over; as, it will heal up, or over. Those wounds heal ill that men do give themselves. Shak.
Heal, n. Etym: [AS. h, h. See Heal, v. t.]
Definition: Health. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
