Nouns (10)
help
n. instruction offered by a program about how to use the software application or one of its features
aid, assistance, helping
n. 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"
service, avail
n. a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
aid, assistance
n. a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas"
wizard, wizzard
n. an interactive help utility guiding the user through a difficult task
Verbs (10)
aid, improve the condition of, provide help to
v. improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
serve, help to some food, provide with food or drink
v. help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
assist, aid
v. 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, be of use
v. be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (74)
consolation, comfort, solace
n. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"
welfare, social welfare
n. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
alms, alms-giving
n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
part, contribution, share
n. any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work"
subsidy
n. a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"
catcher, plate
n. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"
advantage, vantage
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"
use, function, role, purpose
n. what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
asset, plus
n. a useful or valuable quality
welfare, benefit
n. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"
blessing, boon
n. a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
reclaim, make useful
v. make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"
transform
v. subject to a mathematical transformation
transform, translate
v. change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"
transform, transmute
v. change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"
slack, slake, abate
v. make less active or intense
decrease, lessen, make smaller, minify
v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
strengthen, fortify, beef up
v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
administer, dispense
v. give or apply (medications)
ease, comfort
v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
reduce, simplify
v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"
simplify, make easier, make simpler
v. make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"
gain, benefit, profit
v. derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
assist, aid, help
v. 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"
abet
v. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
hold, keep, maintain
v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
gain, benefit, profit
v. derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
serve, help, help to some food, provide with food or drink
v. help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
serve, dish, put on the table, dish up, serve up, dish out
v. 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"
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Antonyms (21)
interference, hindrance
n. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
difficulty, difficultness
n. the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, make worse
v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over
v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
harass, oppress, persecute
v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
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