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.
Definitions
- transitive 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."
- transitive verb. To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison.
- transitive 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.
- transitive verb. To change for the better; to remedy.
- transitive verb. To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it?
- transitive verb. To forbear; to avoid.
- transitive verb. To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food.
- intransitive verb. To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to avail or be of use; to assist.
- transitive 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.
- transitive verb. Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.
- transitive verb. A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.
- transitive verb. Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman.
- 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"
- noun. a means of serving
"of no avail"
"there's no help for it"
- noun. a resource
"visual aids in teaching"
- noun. 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"
- verb. improve the condition of
"These pills will help the patient"
- verb. improve; change for the better
"New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"
- verb. help to some food; help with food or drink
"I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
- verb. take or use
"She helped herself to some of the office supplies"
- verb. give help or assistance; be of service
"Everyone helped out during the earthquake"
"Can you help me carry this table?"
- verb. contribute to the furtherance of
"This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"
- verb. 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"
- verb. be of use
"This will help to prevent accidents"
Synonyms
aid, assist, assistance, avail, service, assistant, helper, supporter, serve, facilitate
Common word forms
helps, helped, helper, helply, helpful, helping, helpable, helpless
Words from these letters
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