Help

, n. [AS. help; akin to D. hulp, G. hlfe, hilfe, Icel. hjlp, Sw. hjelp, Dan. hielp. See Help, v. t.]
[1913 Webster]

1. Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help of fifty dollars.
[1913 Webster]

Give us help from trouble, for vain is the help of man.

Ps. lx. 11.
[1913 Webster]

God is . . . a very present help in trouble.

Ps. xlvi. 1.
[1913 Webster]

Virtue is a friend and a help to nature.

South.
[1913 Webster]

2. Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.
[1913 Webster]

3. A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.
[1913 Webster]

4. Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman. [Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]

New - Add Dictionary Search to Your Site

You can add a free dictionary search box to your own web site by copying and pasting the following HTML into one of your web pages:

<form action="http://www.freedict.co.uk/search.php" method="post">
 <p style="text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif;">
  <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.freedict.co.uk/"
     title="FreeDict free online dictionary">FreeDict</a>
  <input type="text" name="word" size="20" value="" />
  <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Search Dictionary" />
 </p>
</form>

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Tue 18th June 2013