http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Relief/cqkkg/post.htm#248725Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:33:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:248725Marius Hancu0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Relief/cqkkg/post.htm#248725http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-248725.xmlAny good dictionary will tell you this: ------ relief 6 a : a mode of sculpture in which forms and figures are distinguished from a surrounding plane surface b : sculpture or a sculptural form executed in this mode c : projecting detail, ornament, or figures 7 a : sharpness of outline due to contrast <a roof in bold relief against the sky> b : the state of being distinguished by contrast <throws the two opinions into bold relief> 8 : the elevations or inequalities of a land surface http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/relief -------http://www.englishforums.com/English/Relief/cqkkg/post.htmThu, 26 Mar 2009 11:33:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:248716Kanonathena1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Relief/cqkkg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-248716.xmlTo bring the contrast into more stark relief , start putting other numbers side by side. What does relief here? Thanks.