n. instruction offered by a program about how to use the software application or one of its features

n. any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue

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"

n. a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"

n. a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas"

n. an interactive help utility guiding the user through a difficult task

v. improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"

v. help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

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"

v. be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents"

adv. "I have roughly $3,000"

adj. being an unknown or unspecified one: "some lunatic drove into my car"; "some day my prince will come"

adj. relatively many but unspecified in number; "they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years"

adj. relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent; "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away"

adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

adj. unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"

n. a prescribed selection of foods

n. the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)

n. a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"

n. an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"

n. the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

n. directions for making something

n. the food served and eaten at one time

n. the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"

n. food for service personnel

n. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"

n. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor

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"

n. a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"

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"

n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"

n. what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

n. a useful or valuable quality

n. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"

n. a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

v. make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"

v. subject to a mathematical transformation

v. change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"

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"

v. make less active or intense

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

v. give or apply (medications)

v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

v. make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

v. derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"

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"

v. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

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"

v. derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"

v. help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

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"

adj. many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"

adj. amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"

adj. (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"

adj. marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

adj. reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"

adj. not tacit or implied; "her express wish"

adj. serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"

adj. being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"

adj. clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney

adj. too obvious to be doubted

adj. impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"

adj. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"

adj. such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"

adj. of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

adj. not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"

adj. (surprising)

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

adj. surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"

adj. bewildering or striking dumb with wonder

adj. not frequently used or experienced: "a rare word"; "an unwonted softness in her old face"

adj. radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

adj. beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"

adj. having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

adj. causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"

adj. not representative of a group, class, or type; "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"

adj. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"

adj. original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

adj. barely credible; "the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner"

adj. unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"

adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"

adv. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

adv. "He was practically the only guest at the party"

adv. "She is always about"

adj. particular but unspecified: "early one evening"

adj. definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones"

adj. specific but unnamed: "agreed to meet at such-and-such an hour"

adj. the same in number: "saw three plays in as many days"

adj. in great numbers; "daffodils galore"

adj. each of a large indefinite number; "many a man"; "many another day will come"

adj. "many of them"; "many of the apples in the barrel were spoiled"

adj. (prefix) consisting of more than one: "multimillion"; "multistory house"

adj. amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"

adj. innumerable but many

adj. existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore"

adj. very great in quantity; overabundant; "showed overmuch affection"

adj. of so extreme a degree or extent; "such weeping"; "so much weeping"; "such a help"; "such grief"; "never dreamed of such beauty"

adj. of an incalculable amount; "untold suffering"

adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"

adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

adj. clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success"

adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

adj. remarkable or wonderful

adj. suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"; "a pyrotechnic wit"

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

adj. extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

adj. being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution"

adj. surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid andsome steel"- George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"

adj. for a special service or occasion; "a special correspondent"; "a special adviser to the committee"; "had to get special permission for the event"

adj. performing or able to perform wonders or miracles

n. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

n. the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

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"

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

adj. used for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of: "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time"

adj. completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"

adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

adv. against a flat surface: "He lay flat on his back"