help
noun /help/Definition
A2 [U] the act of helping another person: Do you need any help with those boxes? Her parents gave her some help with her bank loan (= paid some of it).Helping and co-operating B2 [S] something or someone that helps: Having a satnav would be a help. He was a great help (to me) while my husband was away.Helpers and accomplicesPeople who help or serve people professionally › [C] someone, usually a woman, who is employed to clean your house and do other small jobs: a home helpPeople who help or serve people professionallyHelpers and accomplices
(Definition of help noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a tower of strength idiom
- accessory noun (CRIMINAL)
- accomplice noun
- acolyte noun
- aide noun
- ally noun
- auxiliary noun (PERSON)
- collaborator noun (WORKING WITH)
- confederate noun
- contact noun (PERSON)
- enabler noun
- facilitator noun
- father figure noun
- moll noun
- partner noun
- right-hand man noun
- second noun (HELPER)
- support group noun
- support network noun
- victim support noun
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