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comfort British & World English

a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint

cold comfort in cold British & World English

poor or inadequate consolation

comfort food British & World English

food that provides consolation or a feeling of well-being, typically having a high sugar or carbohydrate content and associated with childhood or home cooking

comfort zone British & World English

a situation where one feels safe or at ease

comfort blanket British & World English

another term for security blanket111.

comfort eating British & World English

eating to make oneself feel happier, rather than to satisfy hunger

Southern Comfort British & World English

a whisky-based alcoholic drink of US origin

letter of comfort British & World English

an assurance about a debt, short of a legal guarantee, given to a bank by a third party

too close for comfort in close1 British & World English

dangerously or uncomfortably near

Tiffany, Louis Comfort British & World English

(1848–1933), American glass-maker and interior decorator. A leading exponent of American art nouveau, he established an interior decorating firm in New York which produced stained glass, vases, lamps, and mosaic