comfort : Idioms & Phrases


cold comfort

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • noun United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933)
    Tiffany.
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