'AID' definitions:
Definition of 'aid'
(from WordNet)
noun
A resource; "visual aids in teaching" [syn: aid, assistance, help]
noun
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" [syn: aid, assist, assistance, help]
noun
Money to support a worthy person or cause [syn: aid, economic aid, financial aid]
noun
The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid, tending]
verb
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" [syn: help, assist, aid]
verb
Improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" [syn: help, aid]
Synonyms of 'aid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a leg up,
- abet,
- acolyte,
- adjutant,
- agent,
- aide,
- aide-de-camp,
- aider,
- alimony,
- alleviate,
- alleviation,
- allotment,
- allowance,
- alterative,
- analeptic,
- ancilla,
- annuity,
- assist,
- assistance,
- assistant,
- assister,
- assuagement,
- attendant,
- auxiliary,
- avail,
- backer,
- backing,
- bail out,
- balm,
- balsam,
- bear a hand,
- befriend,
- befriender,
- benefactor,
- benefactress,
- benefit,
- benefiter,
- best man,
- bounty,
- carriage,
- carrying,
- clear the way,
- coadjutant,
- coadjutor,
- coadjutress,
- coadjutrix,
- comfort,
- corrective,
- cure,
- depletion allowance,
- deputy,
- do for,
- do good,
- doctor,
- dole,
- ease,
- executive officer,
- expedite,
- explain,
- facilitate,
- favor,
- fellowship,
- finance,
- financial assistance,
- fund,
- give a boost,
- give a hand,
- give a lift,
- give help,
- good person,
- good Samaritan,
- grant,
- grant-in-aid,
- grease,
- grease the ways,
- grease the wheels,
- guaranteed annual income,
- hand,
- hasten,
- healing agent,
- healing quality,
- help,
- help along,
- help out,
- helper,
- helping hand,
- helpmate,
- helpmeet,
- jack-at-a-pinch,
- lend a hand,
- lend one aid,
- lieutenant,
- lift,
- lighten,
- loose,
- lubricate,
- maintenance,
- make clear,
- make way for,
- ministering angel,
- ministrant,
- mitigate,
- mitigation,
- moral support,
- oil,
- old-age insurance,
- open the way,
- open up,
- paranymph,
- paraprofessional,
- patron,
- pave the way,
- pay the bills,
- pecuniary aid,
- pension,
- pension off,
- prepare the way,
- prescription,
- price support,
- proffer aid,
- protect,
- psychological support,
- public assistance,
- public welfare,
- quicken,
- rally,
- receipt,
- recipe,
- reclaim,
- redeem,
- reliance,
- relief,
- relieve,
- remedial measure,
- remedy,
- remove friction,
- render assistance,
- rescue,
- restorative,
- restore,
- resuscitate,
- retirement benefits,
- revive,
- run interference for,
- Samaritan,
- save,
- scholarship,
- second,
- security blanket,
- servant,
- set up,
- sideman,
- simplify,
- smooth,
- smooth the way,
- soap the ways,
- sovereign remedy,
- specific,
- specific remedy,
- speed,
- stead,
- stipend,
- striker,
- subsidization,
- subsidize,
- subsidy,
- subvention,
- succor,
- succorer,
- support,
- supporting actor,
- supporting instrumentalist,
- supportive relationship,
- supportive therapy,
- sustaining,
- sustainment,
- sustenance,
- sustentation,
- take in tow,
- tax benefit,
- unbar,
- unblock,
- unclog,
- unjam,
- upholding,
- upkeep,
- welfare,
- welfare aid,
- welfare payments
Acronyms for 'aid'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Application IDentifier (APDU)
- Attention Interrupt Device [key] (IBM)
- AUTODIN Interface Device (AUTODIN, mil., USA)
Words containing 'AID'
- aide,
- aided,
- aides,
- aids,
- Band Aid,
- To pray in aid,
- aid and abet,
- aid station,
- audiovisual aid,
- economic aid,
- financial aid,
- first aid,
- foreign aid,
- hearing aid,
- medical aid,
- mutual aid,
- nurse's aide,
- nursing aide,
- teaching aid,
- Band-Aid,
- aide-memoire,
- deaf-aid,
- grant-in-aid,
- aide-de-camp,
- computer-aided design,
- first-aid kit,
- first-aid station