comfort : Idioms & Phrases
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cold comfort
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noun very limited consolation or empathy
- he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me
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comfort food
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noun food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking
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comfort station
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noun a toilet that is available to the public
wash room; public convenience; restroom; convenience; public toilet; public lavatory; toilet facility.
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comfort woman
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noun a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II
ianfu.
- she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman
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comfort zone
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noun the temperature range (between 28 and 30 degrees Centigrade) at which the naked human body is able to maintain a heat balance without shivering or sweating
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Creature comforts
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noun things that make you comfortable and at ease
conveniences; amenities; comforts.
- all the comforts of home
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- those which minister to the comfort of the body.
Webster 1913
Lip comfort
- comfort that is given with words only.
Webster 1913
louis comfort tiffany
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noun United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933)
Tiffany.