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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: assist, assistance, help, helping |
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Related Words: accommodation, activity, boost, encouragement, facilitation, financial aid, hand, helping hand, lift, ministration, recourse, refuge, relief, resort, self-help, service, succor, succour, support, thanks |
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(noun) a resource: "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas" |
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Synonyms: assistance, help |
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Related Words: resource |
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(noun) a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause |
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Related Words: fellowship, foreign aid, gift, grant, scholarship, traineeship |
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(verb) improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" |
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Synonyms: help |
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Related Words: ameliorate, amend, benefit, better, cure, do good, heal, improve, meliorate |
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(noun) the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention" |
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Synonyms: attention, care, tending |
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Related Words: babysitting, dental care, faith cure, faith healing, first aid, hair care, hairdressing, incubation, livery, manicure, nursing, pedicure, skin care, treatment, tree surgery, work |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: assist, help |
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Related Words: alleviate, assist, attend, attend to, avail, back up, bootstrap, care, ease, expedite, facilitate, give care, hasten, help out, serve, subserve, succor, succour, support, wait on |
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