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Look up comfort in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Comfort may mean: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (hence: Wiktionary) (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...


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Persons: Comfort is a census-designated place located in Kendall County, Texas. ... Comfort Township is a township located in Kanabec County, Minnesota. ... Old Point Comfort is a point of land located in the independent city of Hampton at the extreme tip of the Virginia Peninsula at the mouth of Hampton Roads in the United States. ... Point Comfort is a city located in Calhoun County, Texas. ...

United States Navy ships: Alexander Comfort (February 10, 1920 - March 26, 2000) was a medical professional, anarchist, pacifist and writer, best known for The Joy of Sex, which played a part in what is often called the sexual revolution. ... Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) circa 1908 Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 - January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who is best known for his work in stained glass and is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau movement. ... Nathaniel C. Comfort is an American historian specialising in the history of biology. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ...

  • USS Comfort (AH-3) (1917 – 1921)
  • USS Comfort (AH-6) (1943 – 1946)
  • USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) (1976 – )

Others: The first USS Comfort (AH-3) (ex-USAT Havana) was built in 1906 by William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co. ... The second USS Comfort (AH-6) was launched 18 March 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp. ... USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) is the third United States Navy ship to bear the name Comfort, and the second Mercy Class Hospital Ship to join the navy fleet. ...

  • Comfort Air, an airline based in Germany
  • Comfort is the largest player in Singapore’s taxi industry
  • Comfort food
  • Comfort noise, artificial background noise used in radio and wireless communications to fill the silent time in a transmission
  • Comfort object, an object used to provide psychological comfort
  • Comfort Stand Records, an American independent record label
  • Comfort women, a euphemism for women who were forced to work as sex slaves in Japanese-occupied countries during World War II
  • Comfort zone, the term used to denote a type of mental conditioning resulting in artificially created mental boundaries, within which an individual derives a sense of security
  • Southern Comfort, an alcoholic drink made with peaches
  • Thermal Comfort, a field of specialization in building indoor environment
  • Toyota Comfort, a taxicab popular in Japan and Hong Kong

Comfort Air (Comfort Air Munchen) is an airline based in Germany. ... The term comfort food refers to any food or drink to which one habitually turns for temporary respite, security, or special reward. ... Comfort noise is artifical background noise used in radio and wireless communications to fill the silent time in a transmission resulting from voice activity detection. ... A comfort object is an item used to provide psychological comfort, especially in unusual or unique situations or at bedtime for small children. ... Comfort Stand Records is an independent record label that offers free MP3 selections from a variety of musicians and in-house acts. ... Comfort women ) or military comfort women ) is a euphemism for women who were forced to work as sex slaves in military brothels in Japanese-occupied countries during World War II. The majority of the women were Korean and Chinese. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A 1 litre bottle of Southern Comfort. ... Human thermal comfort is the state of mind that expresses satisfaction with the surrounding environment, according to ASHRAE Standard 55. ... Toyota Comfort, released to the market in 1999, is specially made for use as a taxi. ...

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