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Type Words
Synonyms help
Type of ameliorate, amend, meliorate, improve, better
Has types cure, bring around, benefit, do good, heal
Type Words
Synonyms attention, care, tending
Type of work
Has types tree surgery, treatment, tlc, tender loving care, skincare, skin care, pet sitting, personal care, pedicure, nurturance, nursing, nourishment, maternalism, manicure, livery, intervention, incubation, healthcare, health care, hairdressing, haircare, hair care, first aid, faith healing, faith cure, dental care, babysitting, baby sitting
Type Words
Synonyms assist, help
Type of back up, support
Has types succor, alleviate, help out, wait on, attend, assist, give care, facilitate, expedite, ease, care, bootstrap, subserve, benefact, avail, attend to, serve, hasten, succour
Type Words
Synonyms assistance, help
Type of resource


visual aids in teaching.
Type Words
Synonyms assist, assistance, help
Type of activity
Has types self-help, boost, comfort, encouragement, facilitation, hand, helping hand, lift, ministration, recourse, refuge, relief, resort, accommodation, service, succor, succour, support, thanks


rescue party went to their aid.
Type Words
Synonyms assistance, economic aid, economic assistance, financial aid, financial assistance
Type of gift
Has types scholarship, foreign aid, social welfare, grant, grant-in-aid, traineeship, welfare, philanthropic gift, philanthropy, public assistance, fellowship

Examples of aid

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Presumably, we would coordinate aid with the leaders of the anti-Gadhafi forces.
From the sacbee.com
Conditioning aid to the PA on ending incitement would be a great place to start.
From the washingtontimes.com
Aid groups have been racing to keep cholera from reaching the quake-hit capital.
From the washingtontimes.com
Some aid organizations worry that such logos could provoke attacks by militants.
From the online.wsj.com
Federal loans are a better option than private loans, financial-aid experts say.
From the online.wsj.com
Concert proceeds will also aid the Hole in the Wall Gang camp for sick children.
From the timesunion.com
Recipients, she said, would also qualify for government aid at those facilities.
From the sfgate.com
To stay safe abroad, the country can't stint on national defense or foreign aid.
From the washingtonpost.com
For example, if you have severe hearing loss, you may need a larger hearing aid.
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More examples
  • A resource; "visual aids in teaching"
  • Help: give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
  • Help: improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
  • The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
  • Money to support a worthy person or cause
  • Care: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
  • Aid (also known as international aid, overseas aid, or foreign aid, especially in the United States) is a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another, given at least partly with the objective of benefiting the recipient country. ...
  • (Aiding) Aydingkol , Aydingkul or Ayding is a lake in the Turpan Depression, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, PR China. At 154 m below sea level, it is the second lowest land point on Earth (after the Dead Sea). This lake is now totally dried, and very muddy and salty.
  • (AIDs) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ...