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63 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• relief n. The removal of stress or discomfort.
• relief n. The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
• relief n. Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.
• relief n. The person who takes over a shift for another.
• relief n. Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
• relief n. (Law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
• relief n. A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief.
• relief n. A certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant upon the death of the ancestor.
• relief n. A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
• relief n. The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation…
• relief n. The difference of elevations on a surface.
• relief n. (Heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on…
• relief adj. (Of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities.
• relief adj. Of or used in letterpress.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Czech
  • reliéf n. Embossment (especially that on a map).
  • reliéf n. (Geology) relief, topography.
  • reliéf n. Relief (type of artwork).
• Polish
  • relief n. (Sculpture) relief.
• Romanian
  • relief n. Relief (difference of elevations on the Earth’s surface).
• Swedish
  • relief n. A relief (type of artwork).

— English words, defined in German —

• relief S. Geografie: die Formen der Erdoberfläche.
• relief S. Kartografie: plastische maßstabsgetreue Nachbildung der Oberflächenformen der Erde in Gips, Holz oder…
• relief S. Bildhauerkunst: Zweig der Bildhauerkunst, bei dem die plastisch vorstrebende Darstellung fest aus dem…
• relief S. Der Vorgang der Dienstablösung bzw. Ablösung.
• relief S. Person/Gegenstand, welche/welcher die Ablösung ist; der Ablösende.
• relief S. Entlastung, Erleichterung, Linderung.
• relief S. Reliefdruck.
• relief S. Militär: Verstärkung.
• relief S. Sehr starker Kontrast.
• relief S. Hilfs-.
• relief S. Abwechslung.
• relief S. Lehngeld.

— English words, defined in French —

• relief n. Soulagement.
• relief n. (Cartographie, Géographie, Géologie) Relief.
• relief n. (Sculpture) Relief.
• relief n. Relève.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• relief s. Alivio.
• relief s. Ayuda.
• relief s. Relieve.
• relief s. Relevo.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• relief s. Alívio, aliviação (ato).
• relief s. Alívio (sensação).
• relief s. Relevo.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• relief s. Sollievo, ristoro, conforto.
• relief s. Soccorso, assistenza, aiuto.
• relief s. Sussidio, sovvenzione.

— In German —

• Relief S. Geografie: die Formen der Erdoberfläche.
• Relief S. Kartografie: plastische maßstabsgetreue Nachbildung der Oberflächenformen…
• Relief S. Kunst: Werk der Bildhauerkunst, bei dem die plastisch vorstrebende…
• Relief S. Kunst: Gestaltungsart der Bildhauerkunst, bei dem die plastisch…

— In Dutch —

• reliëf n. (Algemeen) het uitsteken boven of naar voren komen ten opzichte…
• reliëf n. (Beeldhouwkunst), (schilderkunst) iets wat in het uitgebeelde…
• reliëf n. (Figuurlijk) iets wat opvalt, meer nadruk krijgt ten opzichte van de rest.
• reliëf n. (Geologie) de natuurlijke oneffenheid van een oppervlak.

— In French —

• relief n.m. Ce qui fait saillie sur une surface.
• relief n.m. (Par extension) (Géographie) Troisième dimension d’une…
• relief n.m. (Cartographie) Représentation topographique à trois dimensions…
• relief n.m. (Architecture, Militaire) Hauteur d’un ouvrage au-dessus…
• relief n.m. (Sens figuré) Éclat que certaines choses reçoivent de l’opposition…
• relief n.m. (Sens figuré) Éclat, considération que donne une dignité…
• relief n.m. (Sculpture) Ouvrage de sculpture où les personnages, les…
• relief n.m. (Droit, Histoire) Droit que le vassal payait à son seigneur…
• relief n.m. (Au pluriel) Restes des mets qu’on a servis.

90 English words from 20 English definitions

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41 English words from 43 foreign definitions

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93 foreign words from 43 foreign definitions

Ablösende Ablösung Abwechslung aiuto Algemeen Alívio assistenza ato au-dessus aus Ayuda Beeldhouwkunst bei Bildhauerkunst boven bzw. Cartographie Ce␣qui certaines conforto considération Darstellung dessus dignité donne Entlastung Erde Erdoberfläche Erleichterung figuré Figuurlijk Formen Gegenstand Geografie Géographie Géologie Histoire Holz iets Kartografie komen Kontrast krijgt Kunst Linderung maßstabsgetreue Militaire Militär naar Nachbildung nadruk oder oneffenheid oppervlak opvalt opzichte ouvrage Par␣extension payait personnages plastisch plastische pluriel qui reçoivent Relève Relevo Représentation Restes ristoro saillie schilderkunst Sehr sensação Sens␣figuré servis Soccorso Sollievo Soulagement sovvenzione sur Sussidio ten␣opzichte␣van topographique trois Troisième uitsteken une Verstärkung voren Vorgang welche Zweig

22 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

reliefe reliefs reliefful relief␣map reliefless relieflike relief␣maps relief␣tube relief␣tubes relief␣valve relief␣agency Relief␣Church relief␣valves relief␣worker relief␣pitcher relief␣teacher relief␣workers relief␣agencies relief␣drinking relief␣pitchers relief␣printing relief␣teachers

10 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

basreliefs bas-reliefs bas␣reliefs low␣reliefs basoreliefs bass-reliefs demireliefs high␣reliefs microreliefs photoreliefs

31 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

basrelief bas-relief bas␣relief epirelief low␣relief outrelief out-relief tax␣relief antirelief basorelief bass-relief debt␣relief demirelief high␣relief hyporelief pain␣relief comic␣relief microrelief paleorelief photorelief indoor␣relief sigh␣of␣relief that's␣a␣relief outdoor␣relief sighs␣of␣relief judicial␣relief ancillary␣relief corollary␣relief prayer␣for␣relief prayers␣for␣relief breathe␣a␣sigh␣of␣relief

12 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

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11 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

EIL Eiler Fei Feiler ile Ile %ile -ile ile- Iler Ler

7 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

e-filer Feiler Leifer liefer refile relfie relife

35 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

brelfie defiler drelfie e-filers eirself febrile Feilers félibre ferbile fertile Fertile Fiedler fielder Fielder filaree firelet fliered forelie freewil Friedel grelfie leafier Leifers prefile prelife refiled refiler refiles reflies relfies reliefe reliefs relifed relifes velifer

18 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

e-file Eifel Eiler ferie filer Filer firee fleer Fleer flier Freel Friel ifere Leier Leire lifer refel rifle

4 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

belief relied relier relies

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