Reliefs is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for RELIEFS in dictionary:

NOUN:
• RELIEF, aid in the form of money or necessities
• a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress
• a cause of or occasion for relief
• the alleviation of pain, discomfort, or distress
• something interesting or enjoyable that provides a short respite from a tense or tedious situation
• financial or practical assistance given to those in special need or difficulty
• a remission of tax normally due
• the redress of a hardship or grievance.
• the action of raising the siege of a besieged town
• a person or group of people replacing others who have been on duty
• an extra vehicle providing supplementary public transport at peak times or in emergencies
• the state of being clearly visible or obvious due to being accentuated
• a method of moulding, carving, or stamping in which the design stands out from the surface, to a greater (high relief) or lesser (low relief) extent
• a piece of sculpture in relief.
• a representation of relief given by an arrangement of line or colour or shading.
• difference in height from the surrounding terrain

Words related to RELIEFS

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Words that contain RELIEFS

outreliefs13 demireliefs17

How to use RELIEFS in a sentence

• Near the palace stands a small mosque, which is also entirely constructed of white marble, richly and artistically furnished with arabesques, reliefs, etc.
• The exterior is full with fine reliefs, especially on one side, where a figure, in the form of an angel, is represented holding two garlands of fruit together over its head.
• Pages and genii and mailed heroes take the place of angels, and the marine details of Roman reliefs are copied in the subordinate decoration.
• The next room contained statues, and vases covered with reliefs, in ivory.
• The reliefs on the pedestal represent scenes from the battle and its antecedents.
• All the reliefs that run round the lower portion of the dome are of singular richness.
• It may be doubted whether, among all the reliefs of the Sassanians, there is one which is so entirely devoid of artistic merit as this coarse and dull production.
• The Assyrian reliefs were therefore, we may be sure, to some extent colored.
• Reliefs of a character very similar to these last were found by Mr.
• These reliefs form now a portion of our National Collection.
• A regular system of reliefs, which lasted for three months, now commenced.
• A similar system of reliefs as before was carried out and the tour was divided up into short periods at Brandhoek, St.
• This is the imagination of the portrait-painter, and Saint-Gaudens has shown it again and again, in many of his reliefs and memorial tablets, above all in his portrait statues.
• The vessel was manned by two reliefs of twelve oarsmen from Theban nobility.
• On the pedestal are reliefs which represent the uniforms and weapons of the conquered armies.
• The reliefs in the great corridors of Angkor are purely decorative.
• The balustrade is ornamented with a series of reliefs illustrating the Ramayana.
• Earlier and more satisfactory reliefs are those of an angel on the right of the altar and a Madonna and Child on the left which date from a time when sculpture was anonymous.
• The beautiful stone reliefs by Sansovino are in their original places, and remain to-day as they were mutilated by the flames.
• Luca and the Palazzo Contarini, with rich blue posts with white rings, very striking, and two reliefs of horses on the facade.
• On the black ground-work of the panels the carved reliefs were gilded and burnished.
• Having reached the position, the commander explains the situation to his men and establishes reliefs for each sentinel, and, if possible, for each patrol to be furnished.
• Both of these reliefs represent the Madonna and Child, with the child St.
• The canvas, glued to the bones, showed in reliefs like the robe of a statue.
• The next room contained statues, and vases covered with reliefs in ivory.
• Among these are some of the largest casts made, such as the selection from the Pergamon reliefs, the Nike of Samothrace and the Font of Siena.

Similar words containing LIEF without suffix s and without prefix re

lief7 liefs8 belief11 liefer9 liefly12 relief9 beliefs12 liefest10 unbelief13 disbelief15 misbelief16 nonbelief14 outrelief12 unbeliefs14 beliefless15 demirelief16 disbeliefs16 misbeliefs17 nonbeliefs15 outreliefs13 reliefless13 demireliefs17

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