| help | | |
| 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. (person) | 2. 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) | 3. 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. (attribute) | 4. avail, help, service | a means of serving.; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" |
| ~ helpfulness | the property of providing useful assistance. |
| 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" |
| v. (stative) | 7. 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) | 8. 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) | 9. 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) | 10. 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) | 11. 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) | 12. 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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