Succor
111help — {{11}}help (n.) O.E. help (m.), helpe (f.) assistance, succor; see HELP (Cf. help) (v.). Most Germanic languages also have the noun form, Cf. O.N. hjalp, Swed. hjälp, O.Fris. helpe, Du. hulp, O.H.G. helfa, Ger. Hilfe. Use of help as euphemism for …
112succour — British English spelling of SUCCOR (Cf. succor) (q.v.); for spelling, see OR (Cf. or) …
113assistance — n. 1. Help, aid, succor, furtherance, support, patronage, lift, helping hand, good offices. 2. Alms, aid, succor, relief, help, lift …
114aid — I. v. a. 1. Assist, help, support, serve, speed, second, back, befriend, prosper, abet, co operate with, take part with, give support to, minister to, take turn with, relieve. See spell. 2. Succor, relieve, do kindness to, supply the necessities… …
115help — I. v. a. 1. Relieve, succor, save. 2. Assist, serve, support, aid, second, back, abet, co operate with, take part with. 3. Remedy, cure, heal, restore, better, improve, alleviate, ameliorate. 4. Prevent, hinder, withstand, resist, repress,… …
116support — I. v. a. 1. Sustain, uphold, prop, brace, bear up, hold up, shore up. 2. Endure, bear, undergo, suffer, tolerate, put up with, go through. 3. Cherish, nourish, maintain, provide for, nurture. 4. Have, hold, keep up, maintain, sustain, preserve. 5 …
117succour — 1 BrE succor AmE noun (U) literary help that is given to someone who is having problems 2 BrE succor AmE verb (T) literary to help someone who has problems: succouring the needy …
118aid — 1. noun 1) with the aid of his colleagues he prepared a manifesto Syn: assistance, support, help, backing, cooperation; a helping hand Ant: hindrance 2) humanitarian aid Syn: relief …
119aid — v 1. help, assist, bestead, accommodate, oblige, abet, befriend; contribute, join in, Inf. pitch in, Inf. chip in, lend a hand, lend oneself to, play or do one s part, boost, give a boost to, give a lift to; (all usually negative) lift a finger,… …
120countenance — n 1. appearance, look, expression, complexion, mien, air; image, cast, semblance, form. 2. visage, face, Sl. pan, Sl. mug, Sl. kisser; profile, contour, features, lines, physiognomy. 3. sanction, approval, approbation, favor, acceptance, adoption …
