| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | help, aid, assist, assistance | The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
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| 2 | help, aid, assistance | A resource | |
| 3 | help, avail, service | A means of serving | |
| 4 | help, assistant, helper, supporter | A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | |
| VERB | 1 | help, assist, aid | Give help or assistance |
| 2 | help, facilitate | Be of use | |
| 3 | help, aid | Improve the condition of | |
| 4 | help, help oneself | Abstain from doing | |
| 5 | help | Contribute to the furtherance of | |
| 6 | help | Improve | |
| 7 | help, serve | Help to some food | |
| 8 | help, avail | Take or use |
| Sounds | hheh'lp |
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| Rhymes | kelp, self-help |
| Meaning | The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. |
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| Examples | "offered his help in unloading" |
| Synonyms | aid, assist, assistance |
| Narrower | self-help; facilitation; hand, helping hand; recourse, resort, refuge; thanks; financial aid; relief, succor, succour, ministration; lift; service; accommodation; boost, encouragement; support |
| Broader | activity |
| Verbs | help; help; help; help; help |
| Meaning | A resource. |
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| Synonyms | aid, assistance |
| Broader | resource |
| Verbs | help; help; help; help; help |
| Meaning | A means of serving. |
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| Examples | "there's no help for it" |
| Synonyms | avail, service |
| Broader | helpfulness |
| Meaning | A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. |
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| Examples | "they hired additional help to finish the work" |
| Synonyms | assistant, helper, supporter |
| Narrower | coadjutor; accomplice, confederate; aide, auxiliary; attendant, attender, tender; dental assistant; deputy, lieutenant; dresser, actor's assistant; event planner; facilitator; girl Friday; hatchet man, enforcer; instrument, pawn, cat's-paw; labor coach, monitrice; underboss; mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model; model, poser; paraprofessional; powder monkey; prompter, theater prompter; right-hand man, chief assistant, man Friday; secretary, secretarial assistant; sidesman; subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier; water boy, waterer; whipper-in |
| Broader | worker |
| Verbs | help |
| Meaning | Give help or assistance. Be of service. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Model | They help him to write the letter |
| Examples | "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" |
| Synonyms | assist, aid |
| Narrower | facilitate, ease, alleviate; serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist; benefact; help out; subserve; succor, succour; expedite, hasten; avail; care, give care; bootstrap |
| Broader | support, back up |
| Nouns | helper, help; helper; help; help |
| Meaning | Be of use. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; It ----s that CLAUSE |
| Model | Sam cannot help Sue |
| Examples | "This will help to prevent accidents" |
| Synonyms | facilitate |
| Broader | serve |
| Nouns | help; help |
| Meaning | Improve the condition of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Examples | "These pills will help the patient" |
| Synonyms | aid |
| Narrower | bring around, cure, heal; benefit, do good |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Nouns | help; help |
| Meaning | Abstain from doing. Always used with a negative. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
| Examples | "I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle" |
| Synonyms | help oneself |
| Broader | refrain, forbear |
| Meaning | Contribute to the furtherance of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" |
| Broader | promote, advance, boost, further, encourage |
| Nouns | helper; helper; help; help |
| Meaning | Improve. Change for the better. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Examples | "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture" |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Nouns | help; help |
| Meaning | Help to some food. Help with food or drink. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | Sam cannot help Sue |
| Examples | "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" |
| Synonyms | serve |
| Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater |
| Similar to | serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish |
| Nouns | helping |
| Meaning | Take or use. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | They help themselves |
| Examples | "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" |
| Synonyms | avail |
| Broader | exploit, work |