Aid: alternatives and connections

The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.

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To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.

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To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

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The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

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The act of facilitating or making easy.

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The state or relation of being or associate.

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To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.

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That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

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A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process.

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The act of intervening; interposition.

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The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements.

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A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails.

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The act of ministering; service; ministry.

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The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.

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Love to mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family; universal good will; desire and readiness to do good to all men; -- opposed to misanthrop…

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A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence.

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Shelter or protection from danger or distress.

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The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

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Active power or movement; spring.

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The character and qualities of a scholar; attainments in science or literature; erudition; learning.

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The act of aiding one's self, without depending on the aid of others.

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Alt. of Service

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To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as,…

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To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.

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Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; h…

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The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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To make better; to improve; to meliorate.

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To change or modify in any way for the better

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Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.

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Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.

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To disprove or make void; to refute.

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To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable.

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That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient.

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To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.

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To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.

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To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.

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To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.

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An act of kindness; a favor conferred.

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A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

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Care, heed, or attention.

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Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.

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Free of impediment; unimpeded.

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To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment; to lessen the labor of; as, to facilitate the execution of a task.

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To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry.

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To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like.

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To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, a…

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To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be subservient to; to help forward; to promote.

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To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as,…

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A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

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A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

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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…

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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…

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One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish.

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One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish.

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To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.

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The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support.

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The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or specia…

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A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

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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…

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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…

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