| aid | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. 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" |
| n. (act) | 2. 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. (possession) | 3. aid, economic aid, financial aid | money to support a worthy person or cause. |
| ~ public assistance, social welfare, welfare | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need.; "she lives on welfare" |
| ~ philanthropic gift, philanthropy | voluntary promotion of human welfare. |
| ~ gift | something acquired without compensation. |
| ~ scholarship | financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit. |
| ~ fellowship | money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research. |
| ~ foreign aid | aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another. |
| ~ grant | any monetary aid. |
| ~ grant-in-aid | a grant to a person or school for some educational project. |
| ~ traineeship | financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job.; "the bill provided traineeships in vocational rehabilitation" |
| n. (act) | 4. aid, attention, care, tending | the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something.; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" |
| ~ hair care, haircare, hairdressing | care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair. |
| ~ work | activity directed toward making or doing something.; "she checked several points needing further work" |
| ~ maternalism | motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children. |
| ~ baby sitting, babysitting | the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home. |
| ~ pet sitting | the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home. |
| ~ dental care | care for the teeth. |
| ~ first aid | emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained. |
| ~ treatment, intervention | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury). |
| ~ incubation | maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development. |
| ~ livery | the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay. |
| ~ manicure | professional care for the hands and fingernails. |
| ~ pedicure | professional care for the feet and toenails. |
| ~ nourishment | the act of nourishing.; "her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives" |
| ~ nursing | the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm. |
| ~ tender loving care, tlc | considerate and solicitous care.; "young children need lots of TLC" |
| ~ nurturance | physical and emotional care and nourishment. |
| ~ personal care | care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions. |
| ~ skin care, skincare | care for the skin. |
| ~ faith cure, faith healing | care provided through prayer and faith in God. |
| ~ tree surgery | treatment of damaged or decaying trees. |
| ~ healthcare, health care | the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession. |
| v. (social) | 5. aid, assist, help | give help or assistance; be of service.; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" |
| ~ facilitate, alleviate, ease | make easier.; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" |
| ~ wait on, attend to, assist, attend, serve | work for or be a servant to.; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" |
| ~ benefact | help as a benefactor.; "The father benefacted his daughter in more ways than she was aware of" |
| ~ help out | be of help, as in a particular situation of need.; "Can you help out tonight with the dinner guests?" |
| ~ subserve | be helpful or useful. |
| ~ succor, succour | help in a difficult situation. |
| ~ expedite, hasten | speed up the progress of; facilitate.; "This should expedite the process" |
| ~ avail | be of use to, be useful to.; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty" |
| ~ give care, care | provide care for.; "The nurse was caring for the wounded" |
| ~ bootstrap | help oneself, often through improvised means. |
| ~ back up, support | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" |
| v. (body) | 6. aid, help | improve the condition of.; "These pills will help the patient" |
| ~ cure, bring around, heal | provide a cure for, make healthy again.; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| ~ do good, benefit | be beneficial for.; "This will do you good" |
| assist | | |
| n. (act) | 1. assist | (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play. |
| ~ hockey game, ice hockey, hockey | a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ basketball, basketball game, hoops | a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop. |
| ~ maneuver, manoeuvre, play | a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill.; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" |
| v. (social) | 2. assist | act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function. |
| ~ protect | use tariffs to favor domestic industry. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ abet | assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing. |
| v. (social) | 3. assist, attend, attend to, serve, wait on | work for or be a servant to.; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" |
| ~ valet | serve as a personal attendant to. |
| ~ aid, assist, help | give help or assistance; be of service.; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" |
| ~ fag | act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools. |
| ~ serve | devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas.; "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country" |
| help | | |
| n. (person) | 1. assistant, help, helper, supporter | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" |
| ~ coadjutor | an assistant to a bishop. |
| ~ worker | a person who works at a specific occupation.; "he is a good worker" |
| ~ accomplice, confederate | a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan). |
| ~ auxiliary, aide | someone who acts as assistant. |
| ~ attendant, attender, tender | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another. |
| ~ bat boy | (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment. |
| ~ dental assistant | an assistant to a dentist. |
| ~ deputy, lieutenant | an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent. |
| ~ actor's assistant, dresser | a wardrobe assistant for an actor. |
| ~ event planner | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials). |
| ~ facilitator | someone who makes progress easier. |
| ~ flower girl | a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession. |
| ~ girl friday | a female assistant who has a range of duties. |
| ~ enforcer, hatchet man | one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior. |
| ~ cat's-paw, pawn, instrument | a person used by another to gain an end. |
| ~ birthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitrice | an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes. |
| ~ underboss | an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate). |
| ~ fashion model, manakin, mannequin, manikin, mannikin, model | a woman who wears clothes to display fashions.; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" |
| ~ poser, model | a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor.; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos" |
| ~ paraprofessional | a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional. |
| ~ powder monkey | someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship). |
| ~ prompter, theater prompter | someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech. |
| ~ chief assistant, man friday, right-hand man | the most helpful assistant. |
| ~ secretarial assistant, secretary | an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization. |
| ~ sidesman | (Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church. |
| ~ subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier | an assistant subject to the authority or control of another. |
| ~ water boy, waterer | an assistant who supplies drinking water. |
| ~ whipper-in | huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. avail, help, service | a means of serving.; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" |
| ~ helpfulness | the property of providing useful assistance. |
| v. (stative) | 3. facilitate, help | be of use.; "This will help to prevent accidents" |
| ~ serve | contribute or conduce to.; "The scandal served to increase his popularity" |
| v. (stative) | 4. help, help oneself | abstain from doing; always used with a negative.; "I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle" |
| ~ refrain, forbear | resist doing something.; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" |
| v. (consumption) | 5. help, serve | help to some food; help with food or drink.; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" |
| ~ dish, dish up, serve up, dish out, serve | provide (usually but not necessarily food).; "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| v. (social) | 6. help | contribute to the furtherance of.; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" |
| ~ encourage, promote, further, boost, advance | contribute to the progress or growth of.; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
| v. (consumption) | 7. avail, help | take or use.; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" |
| ~ exploit, work | use or manipulate to one's advantage.; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" |
| v. (change) | 8. help | improve; change for the better.; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
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