Shannon Bream

I'm diligent about using eye drops and ointment before bed, which seems to minimize the frequency and severity of corneal abrasions. When I wake up now with an abrasion, I know I need to stay calm and effectively treat the pain. I can usually get back to sleep within a couple of hours.

American Journalist

Milan Kundera

When I was a little boy in short pants, I dreamed about a miraculous ointment that would make me invisible. Then I became an adult, began to write, and wanted to be successful. Now I'm successful and would like to have the ointment that would make me invisible.

Czechoslovakian Writer

Hernan Cortes

There are apothecaries' shops, where prepared medicines, liquids, ointments, and plasters are sold; barbers' shops, where they wash and shave the head; and restaurateurs, that furnish food and drink at a certain price.

Spanish Leader

Zachary Quinto

Every time I get on an airplane I have a routine. I cover the inside of my nostrils with anti-bacterial ointment. I'm popping Zicam like it's candy. And I drink, literally, from L.A. to New York, six bottles of water.

American Actor

William Standish Knowles

At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years.

American Scientist

Gilbert Gottfried

I was the class podiatrist. I never made it to class clown. I wasn't funny enough. I would examine feet and prescribe and ointment. It was a sad childhood.

American Comedian

Susie Bright

Doing the right thing for someone else was like a tonic for me; it was like some magic ointment that made a wound disappear.

American Writer

Used mainly for substances in a medical or healing context, not just any cream.

Medical Context

Ointment is for external use, meant to be applied on skin surfaces rather than ingested.

Topical Application

Generally thicker and greasier than creams or lotions, providing a protective barrier.

Thickness Contrast

In non-literal use, implies solace or comfort for emotional or spiritual distress.

Figurative Healing

When used metaphorically, ointment doesn't refer to an actual substance, but a remedial action.

Metaphorical Use

Can be used for beauty or skincare products with specific beneficial properties.

Cosmetic Use

Ointment for skincare often emphasizes moisturizing and hydration aspects.

Hydration Emphasis

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A new type of medicine,...

 Ouch! Now, have you given any thought as of whether the invisibility is permanent? If it is, how can you receive medical treatment from a doctor if you're injured? The doctor wouldn't know where to apply ointments or bandages because they cannot access your injury.

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 on the ship's deck within a few days he was so tame that he allowed me to put ointment on the bad graze which he had on his wrist