| assistance | | |
| n. (act) | 1. aid, assist, assistance, help | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ self-help | the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else. |
| ~ facilitation | act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something. |
| ~ helping hand, hand | physical assistance.; "give me a hand with the chores" |
| ~ recourse, refuge, resort | act of turning to for assistance.; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort" |
| ~ thanks | with the help of or owing to.; "thanks to hard work it was a great success" |
| ~ ministration, succor, succour, relief | assistance in time of difficulty.; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" |
| ~ lift | the act of giving temporary assistance. |
| ~ service | an act of help or assistance.; "he did them a service" |
| ~ accommodation | the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need. |
| ~ boost, encouragement | the act of giving hope or support to someone. |
| ~ comfort | assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal.; "it gave comfort to the enemy" |
| ~ support | aiding the cause or policy or interests of.; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. aid, assistance, help | a resource.; "visual aids in teaching" |
| ~ resource | a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed.; "the local library is a valuable resource" |
| bunch | | |
| n. (group) | 1. bunch, clump, cluster, clustering | a grouping of a number of similar things.; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" |
| ~ agglomeration | a jumbled collection or mass. |
| ~ knot | a tight cluster of people or things.; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest" |
| ~ swad | a bunch.; "a thick swad of plants" |
| ~ tuft, tussock | a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass. |
| ~ northern cross | a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus. |
| ~ omega centauri | a global cluster in the constellation Centaurus. |
| ~ pleiades | a star cluster in the constellation Taurus. |
| n. (group) | 2. bunch, crew, crowd, gang | an informal body of friends.; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| n. (group) | 3. bunch, caboodle, lot | any collection in its entirety.; "she bought the whole caboodle" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| v. (motion) | 4. bunch, bunch together, bunch up | form into a bunch.; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" |
| ~ cluster, clump, constellate, flock | come together as in a cluster or flock.; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" |
| v. (contact) | 5. bunch, bunch up, bundle, clump, cluster | gather or cause to gather into a cluster.; "She bunched her fingers into a fist" |
| ~ form | assume a form or shape.; "the water formed little beads" |
| ~ agglomerate | form into one cluster. |
| cluster | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. clump, cluster, constellate, flock | come together as in a cluster or flock.; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" |
| ~ huddle, huddle together | crowd or draw together.; "let's huddle together--it's cold!" |
| ~ bunch, bunch together, bunch up | form into a bunch.; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" |
| ~ foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet | collect in one place.; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
| cooperate | | |
| v. (social) | 1. collaborate, cooperate, get together, join forces | work together on a common enterprise of project.; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group" |
| ~ work | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
| ~ collaborate | cooperate as a traitor.; "he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris" |
| ~ collaborate | cooperate as a traitor.; "he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris" |
| ~ go along, play along | cooperate or pretend to cooperate.; "He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment" |
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