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- English Word Helotism Definition The condition of the Helots or slaves in Sparta; slavery.
- English Word Helotry Definition The Helots, collectively; slaves; bondsmen.
- English Word Help Definition To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony."
- English Word Help Definition To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison.
- English Word Help Definition To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object.
- English Word Help Definition To change for the better; to remedy.
- English Word Help Definition To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it?
- English Word Help Definition To forbear; to avoid.
- English Word Help Definition To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food.
- English Word Help Definition To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to avail or be of use; to assist.
- English Word Help Definition 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.
- English Word Help Definition Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.
- English Word Help Definition A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.
- English Word Help Definition Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman.
- English Word Helped Definition of Help
- English Word Helper Definition One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish.
- English Word Helpful Definition Furnishing help; giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary.
- English Word Helping Definition of Help
- English Word Helpless Definition Destitute of help or strength; unable to help or defend one's self; needing help; feeble; weak; as, a helpless infant.
- English Word Helpless Definition Beyond help; irremediable.
- English Word Helpless Definition Bringing no help; unaiding.
- English Word Helpless Definition Unsupplied; destitute; -- with of.
- English Word Helpmate Definition A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife.
- English Word Helpmeet Definition A wife; a helpmate.
- English Word Helter-skelter Definition In hurry and confusion; without definite purpose; irregularly.
- English Word Helve Definition The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.
- English Word Helve Definition The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer.
- English Word Helve Definition A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
- English Word Helve Definition To furnish with a helve, as an ax.
- English Word Helved Definition of Helve