Definitions For Relief
noun
- The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
- The act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
- Aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
- Assistance in time of difficulty
- Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
- A change for the better
- The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
- Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- (law) redress awarded by a court
- The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
- A pause for relaxation
- A pleasant and relaxed feeling that someone has when something unpleasant stops or does not happen
- The removal or reducing of something that is painful or unpleasant
- Things (such as food, money, or medicine) that are given to help people who are victims of a war, earthquake, flood, etc.
Is Reliefs a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
11
The word Relief is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Relief in a Sentence
- I felt such a sense of relief after I finished my thesis.
- He expressed relief that the crisis was finally over.
- Much to everyone's relief, the airplane took off without any problems.