| relief | |
| 1. n. The removal of stress or discomfort. | |
| I sighed with relief when I found out that my daughter hadn't got lost, but was waiting for me at home. | |
| 2. n. The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort. | |
| 3. n. The person who takes over a shift for another. | |
| Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived. | |
| 4. n. Aid or assistance offered in time of need. | |
| 5. n. (legal) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress. | |
| 6. n. A lowering of a tax through special provisions; short for tax relief. | |
| 7. n. A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background. | |
| 8. n. The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color. | |
| 9. n. The difference of elevations on a surface. | |
| the relief on that part of the Earth's surface | |
| 10. adj. (of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities. | |
| 11. adj. Of or used in letterpress. | |
