| 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 | - |
| becalm | (verb) make steady | Synonyms: calm, steady |
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| 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 |
| calm | (adjective) (of weather) free from storm or wind | - |
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| (adjective) not agitated; without losing self-possession | Synonyms: serene, tranquil, unagitated |
| (noun) steadiness of mind under stress | Synonyms: calmness, composure, equanimity |
| (noun) wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale | Synonyms: calm air |
| (verb) cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | Synonyms: sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize |
| (verb) make steady | Synonyms: becalm, steady |
| (verb) make calm or still | Synonyms: calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize |
| (verb) become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation | Synonyms: calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down |
| clingfilm | (noun) a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food | Synonyms: cling film, Saran Wrap |
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| culm | (noun) stem of plants of the Gramineae | - |
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| elm | (noun) any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees | Synonyms: elm tree |
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| (noun) hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture | Synonyms: elmwood |
| embalm | (verb) preserve a dead body | - |
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| facepalm | (noun) the act of putting your hand to cover your face to show disappointment or despair | - |
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| film | (noun) a thin coating or layer | - |
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| (noun) photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies | Synonyms: photographic film |
| (noun) a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things | Synonyms: plastic film |
| (noun) a medium that disseminates moving pictures | Synonyms: celluloid, cinema |
| (noun) a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement | Synonyms: flick, motion-picture show, motion picture, movie, moving-picture show, moving picture, pic, picture, picture show |
| (verb) make a film or photograph of something | Synonyms: shoot, take |
| (verb) record in film | - |
| halm | (noun) stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding | Synonyms: haulm |
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| haulm | (noun) stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding | Synonyms: halm |
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| helm | (noun) (figurative) a position of leadership | - |
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| (noun) steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered | - |
| (verb) be at or take the helm of | - |
| lm | (noun) a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions | Synonyms: lumen |
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| microfilm | (noun) film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material | - |
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| (verb) record on microfilm | - |
| napalm | (noun) gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers | - |
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| olm | (noun) European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves | Synonyms: Proteus anguinus |
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| overwhelm | (verb) charge someone with too many tasks | Synonyms: deluge, flood out |
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| (verb) overcome by superior force | Synonyms: overmaster, overpower |
| (verb) cover completely or make imperceptible | Synonyms: drown, submerge |
| (verb) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | Synonyms: overcome, overpower, overtake, sweep over, whelm |
| palm | (noun) the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers | Synonyms: thenar |
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| (noun) an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | Synonyms: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, ribbon |
| (noun) any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves | Synonyms: palm tree |
| (noun) a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand | - |
| (verb) touch, lift, or hold with the hands | Synonyms: handle |
| psalm | (noun) any sacred song used to praise the deity | - |
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| (verb) sing or celebrate in psalms | - |
| qualm | (noun) uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety) | Synonyms: misgiving, scruple |
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| (noun) a mild state of nausea | Synonyms: queasiness, squeamishness |
| realm | (noun) a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about | Synonyms: region |
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| (noun) the domain ruled by a king or queen | Synonyms: kingdom |
| (noun) a domain in which something is dominant | Synonyms: kingdom, land |
| telefilm | (noun) a movie that is made to be shown on television | - |
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| whelm | (verb) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | Synonyms: overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over |
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| (verb) to neither fail to meet nor exceed expectation | - |