helps (noun)
1help — [c]/hɛlp / (say help) verb (helped or, Archaic, holp, helped or, Archaic, holpen, helping) –verb (t) 1. to cooperate effectively with a person; aid; assist: to help a man in …
2right-hand man — noun the most helpful assistant • Syn: ↑chief assistant, ↑man Friday • Hypernyms: ↑assistant, ↑helper, ↑help, ↑supporter * * * noun 1 …
3point of reference — noun an indicator that orients you generally it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved • Syn: ↑reference point, ↑reference • Hypernyms: ↑indicator • Hyponyms: ↑ …
4altar boy — noun a boy serving as an acolyte • Hypernyms: ↑male child, ↑boy, ↑acolyte * * * noun, pl ⋯ boys [count] : a boy who helps the priest during a Catholic service * * * ˈaltar boy 7 [altar boy] …
5scrub nurse — noun a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery • Hypernyms: ↑nurse * * * noun : a nurse who assists the surgeon in an operating room * * * a nurse specially trained to assist surgeons in the operating room and serving as part of the… …
6sleeping pill — noun a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sleeping tablet, ↑sleeping capsule, ↑sleeping draught • Hypernyms: ↑soporific, ↑hypnotic, ↑pill, ↑ …
7palatine bone — noun either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits • Syn: ↑palatine, ↑os palatinum • Derivationally related forms: ↑palatine (for: ↑palatine) • …
8stretcher-bearer — noun one who helps carry a stretcher • Syn: ↑litter bearer • Hypernyms: ↑attendant, ↑attender, ↑tender * * * ˈstretcher bearer f18 [stretcher bearer stretcher bearers …
9interest group — noun (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims the iron interests stepped up production • Syn: ↑interest • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑socia …
10lymph node — noun the source of lymph and lymphocytes (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑lymph gland, ↑node • Hypernyms: ↑lymphatic tissue, ↑lymphoid tissue • Hyponyms: ↑axillary node, ↑ …
