Scrabble?! RELIEF

Definitions of RELIEF in various dictionaries:

noun - the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

noun - the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)

noun - (law) redress awarded by a court

noun - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

noun - assistance in time of difficulty

noun - a pause for relaxation

noun - a change for the better

noun - aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped

noun - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

noun - sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

noun - the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged

The easing of a burden or distress, such as pain, anxiety, or oppression.

Something that alleviates pain or distress.

Public assistance.

Aid in time of danger, especially rescue from siege.

Release from a post or duty, as that of sentinel.

One who releases another by taking over a post or duty.

A pleasant or amusing change; a diversion.

The projection of figures or forms from a flat background, as in sculpture, or such a projection that is apparent only, as in painting.

A work of art featuring such projection.

The variations in elevation of an area of the earth’s surface.

Distinction or prominence due to contrast: “The light brought the white church... into relief from the flat ledges” (Willa Cather).

Redress awarded by a court.

A payment made by the heir of a deceased tenant to a feudal lord for the privilege of succeeding to the tenant’s estate.

noun - aid in the form of money or necessities