| VERB | social | aid, help, assist | give help or assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | aid, help | improve the condition of | |
| NOUN | attribute | aid, assistance, help | a resource |
| act | aid, assist, assistance, help | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | |
| possession | aid, economic aid, financial aid, assistance, financial assistance, economic assistance | money to support a worthy person or cause | |
| act | aid, care, attention, tending | the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something |
| Sounds | ey'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accolade ... wade / Wade: 90 rhymes with eyd... | |
| Meaning | A resource. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "visual aids in teaching" | |
| Synonyms | assistance, help | |
| Broader | resource | A source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed |
| Spanish | asistencia, ayuda, recurso, soporte | |
| Catalan | ajuda, ajut, assistència, suport | |
| Verbs | aid | give help or assistance |
| Meaning | The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "rescue party went to their aid" | |
| Synonyms | assist, assistance, help | |
| Narrower | accommodation | The act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need |
| boost, encouragement | The act of giving hope or support to someone | |
| comfort | Assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal | |
| facilitation | Act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something | |
| hand, helping hand | Physical assistance | |
| lift | The act of giving temporary assistance | |
| recourse, resort, refuge | Act of turning to for assistance | |
| relief, succor, succour, ministration | Assistance in time of difficulty | |
| self-help | The act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else | |
| service | An act of help or assistance | |
| support | Aiding the cause or policy or interests of | |
| thanks | With the help of or owing to | |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
| Spanish | asistencia, auxilio, ayuda, socorro | |
| Catalan | ajuda, ajut, assistència | |
| Meaning | money to support a worthy person or cause. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | economic aid, financial aid, assistance, financial assistance, economic assistance | |
| Narrower | fellowship | money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research |
| foreign aid | Aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another | |
| grant | Any monetary aid | |
| grant-in-aid | A grant to a person or school for some educational / educational project | |
| philanthropy, philanthropic gift | Voluntary promotion of human welfare | |
| scholarship | Financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit | |
| social welfare, welfare, public assistance | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need | |
| traineeship | Financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job | |
| Broader | gift | Something acquired without compensation |
| Spanish | apoyo, auxilio, ayuda exterior, ayuda financiera, ayuda, ayudante | |
| Catalan | ajuda, ajut financer, suport | |
| Meaning | Give help or assistance; be of service. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot aid Sue | |
| Synonyms | help, assist | |
| Narrower | avail | Be of use to, be useful to |
| benefact | Help as a benefactor | |
| bootstrap | help oneself, often through improvised means | |
| care, give care | Provide care for | |
| expedite, hasten | speed up the progress of | |
| facilitate, ease, alleviate | make easier | |
| help out | Be of help, as in a particular situation of need | |
| serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist | Work for or be a servant to | |
| subserve | Be helpful or useful | |
| succor, succour | Help in a difficult situation | |
| Broader | support, back up | Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to |
| Spanish | asistir, auxiliar, ayudar | |
| Catalan | ajudar, assistir | |
| Nouns | aid | a resource |
| Meaning | improve the condition of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | help | |
| Narrower | benefit, do good | Be beneficial for |
| bring around, cure, heal | Provide a cure for, make healthy / healthy again | |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate | To make better |
| Spanish | auxilio, ayudar, ayuda | |
| Catalan | ajudar | |
| Nouns | aid | the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something |
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