help
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Is help a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.Examples: "I need some help with my homework."Synonyms: aid, assistanceuncountableusually
2. (computing) Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.Examples: "I can't find anything in the help about rotating an image."uncountableusually
3. (countable) A study aid.Examples: "I've printed out a list of math helps."; "In 1979 the Church published a Latter-day Saint edition of the King James Version of the Bible in English. Included in this edition were numerous helps to make a study of the scriptures more meaningful and rewarding."countableusually
4. (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.Examples: "The help is coming round this morning to clean."; "Most of the hired help is seasonal, for the harvest."uncountableusually
5. (uncountable) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.Examples: "His suicide attempts were a cry for help."; "He really needs help in handling customer complaints."; "“He’s a real road-rager.” / “Yup, he really needs help, maybe anger management.”"uncountableusually
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).Examples: "He helped his grandfather cook breakfast."; "Risk is everywhere.[…]For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles”[…]aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks."transitive
2. (transitive) To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.Examples: "It is polite to help your guests to food before serving yourself."; "Help yourself to whatever's in the fridge."transitive
3. (transitive) To contribute in some way to.Examples: "The white paint on the walls helps make the room look brighter."; "If you want to get a job, it helps to have some prior experience."; "I've already taken three pills, but they don't seem to help my headache."Synonyms: contribute totransitive
4. (intransitive) To provide assistance.Examples: "She was struggling with the groceries, so I offered to help."; "Please, help!"; "As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once."Synonyms: assistintransitive
5. (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.Examples: "We couldn’t help noticing that you were late."; "We couldn’t help but notice that you were late."; "She’s trying not to smile, but she can’t help herself."transitive
6. (Hong Kong, Singapore) To do something on the behalf of someone.Examples: "Can you help me buy some groceries?"Hong-KongSingapore
intj (English)
1. (Internet slang, text messaging) A way to signal uncontrollable laughter; implying the risk of dying of laughter and needing assistance.Examples: "helpppp that's too funny, did she rlly say that?"Internet
Definition source: Wiktionary