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A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table.

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A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table.

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

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A cooperator.

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Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.

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One who, or that which, attends.

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Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as auxiliary troops.

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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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A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air.

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One who aids another; an assistant; a coworker.

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

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United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied.

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One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a represen…

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One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.

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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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One who enforces.

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The act of facilitating or making easy.

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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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That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.

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The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridae. They are mostly natives of Central and South Am…

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A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.

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The act of ministering; service; ministry.

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A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size.

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See Pan, the masticatory.

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One who, or that which, puzzles; a difficult or inexplicable question or fact.

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One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or incites to action.

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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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One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets.

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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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A party man; a partisan.

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Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.

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Furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary; especially, aiding in an inferior position or capacity; as, a subsidiary stream.

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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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One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean, sorry fellow.

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One who, or that which, waters.

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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 bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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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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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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A provider; a purveyor; a caterer.

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To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help…

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A deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of Alexander the Great.

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An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.

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To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

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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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To bend.

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To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

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To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.

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To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.

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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 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 fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an a…

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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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One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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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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To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

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To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

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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 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 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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The act of facilitating or making easy.

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The act of facilitating or making easy.

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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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One who serves.

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One who serves.

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One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table.

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One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table.

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To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

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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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Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

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

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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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Alt. of Service

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One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.

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

Assist overlaps with help, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

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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To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.

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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.

Facilitate overlaps with help, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

Aid overlaps with help, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

Guide overlaps with help, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn.

Advise overlaps with help, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

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

A direct formal equivalent for helping with a task.

To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.

Curated member of Professional alternatives to help.

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.

Use when removing barriers or making a process easier.

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…

Support often implies ongoing help, resources or encouragement.

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

Assist is a direct formal alternative for practical help.

To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.

Enable focuses on making an outcome possible.

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.

Facilitate means making a process easier or more effective.

To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn.

Use when the help consists of recommendations.

To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) f…

Use when adding part of the effort or result.

To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.

Use when help makes an action or outcome possible.

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

Use when providing direction or expertise.

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…

Often describes continuing practical or organisational help.