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help

Noun

The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (synset 101210099)
"he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
subtypes:
- 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
- hand, helping hand - physical assistance
- recourse, refuge, resort - act of turning to for assistance
- thanks - with the help of or owing to
- ministration, relief, succor, succour - assistance in time of difficulty
- lift - the act of giving temporary assistance
- service - an act of help or assistance
- 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
- support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of
same as: aid, assist, assistance
A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (synset 109835195)
"my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

is a type of: worker - a person who works at a specific occupation
subtypes:
- coadjutor - an assistant to a bishop
- accomplice, confederate - a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
- aide, auxiliary - 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, instrument, pawn - 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, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
- model, poser - a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
- 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
- foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling - 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
same as: assistant, helper, supporter
A person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do (synset 105162155)
"visual aids in teaching"; "his job was to give technical assistance over the phone"

is a type of: resource - a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed

same as: aid, assistance
A means of serving (synset 105157079)
"of no avail"; "there's no help for it"

is a type of: helpfulness - the property of providing useful assistance

same as: avail, service

Verb

Give help or assistance;
Be of service (synset 202553283)
"Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"

is a type of: back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
subtypes:
- alleviate, ease, facilitate - make easier
- assist, attend, attend to, serve, wait on - work for or be a servant to
- benefact - help as a benefactor
- help out - be of help, as in a particular situation of need
- subserve - be helpful or useful
- succor, succour - help in a difficult situation
- expedite, hasten - speed up the progress of; facilitate
- avail - be of use to, be useful to
- care, give care - provide care for
- bootstrap - help oneself, often through improvised means
same as: aid, assist
Improve the condition of (synset 200081834)
"These pills will help the patient"

is a type of: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate - to make better
subtypes:
- bring around, cure, heal - provide a cure for, make healthy again
- benefit, do good - be beneficial for
same as: aid
Be of use (synset 202741772)
"This will help to prevent accidents"

is a type of: serve - contribute or conduce to

same as: facilitate
Abstain from doing;
Always used with a negative (synset 202732039)
"I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle"

is a type of: forbear, refrain - resist doing something

same as: help oneself
Help to some food;
Help with food or drink (synset 201183592)
"I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

is a type of: cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

same as: serve

verb group: dish, dish out, dish up, serve, serve up - provide (usually but not necessarily food)
Contribute to the furtherance of (synset 202561142)
"This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"

is a type of: advance, boost, encourage, further, promote - contribute to the progress or growth of
Take or use (synset 201196102)
"She helped herself to some of the office supplies"

is a type of: exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage

same as: avail
Improve;
Change for the better (synset 200207406)
"New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"

is a type of: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate - to make better

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