Dictionary Entry
help
help is a 4-letter English word with 24 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony.". Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 24 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony."
- 2transitive verb
To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison.
- 3transitive verb
To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object.
- 4transitive verb
To change for the better; to remedy.
- 5transitive verb
To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it?
- 6transitive verb
To forbear; to avoid.
- 7transitive verb
To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food.
- 8intransitive verb
To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to avail or be of use; to assist.
- 9transitive verb
Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help of fifty dollars.
- 10transitive verb
Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.
- 11transitive verb
A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.
- 12transitive verb
Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman.
- 13noun
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"
Synonyms
- 14noun
a means of serving
"of no avail"
"there's no help for it"
- 15noun
a resource
"visual aids in teaching"
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- 16noun
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"
- 17verb
improve the condition of
"These pills will help the patient"
Synonyms
- 18verb
improve; change for the better
"New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"
- 19verb
help to some food; help with food or drink
"I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
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- 20verb
take or use
"She helped herself to some of the office supplies"
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- 21verb
give help or assistance; be of service
"Everyone helped out during the earthquake"
"Can you help me carry this table?"
- 22verb
contribute to the furtherance of
"This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"
- 23verb
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"
- 24verb
be of use
"This will help to prevent accidents"
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