| balm | (noun) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation | Synonyms: ointment, salve, unction, unguent |
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| (noun) any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing | - |
| balmily | (adverb) in a mildly insane manner | Synonyms: daftly, dottily, nuttily, wackily |
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| balminess | (noun) the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing | Synonyms: softness |
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| balmoral | (noun) a sturdy laced walking shoe | - |
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| balmy | (adjective) mild and pleasant | Synonyms: mild, soft |
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| (adjective) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | Synonyms: around the bend, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky |
| beebalm | (noun) bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America | Synonyms: bee balm, garden balm, lemon balm, Melissa officinalis, sweet balm |
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| (noun) perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads | Synonyms: bee balm, bergamot mint, Monarda didyma, oswego tea |
| (noun) perennial herb of North America | Synonyms: bee balm, Monarda fistulosa |
| embalm | (verb) preserve a dead body | - |
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| embalmer | (noun) a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives | - |
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| embalmment | (noun) preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals | - |
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