| contractor |
a person who signs an agreement to carry out a particular job at a certain price and also to supply necessary things for the job. A contractor often hires, supervises, and pays other people to help or to do the work. A person in charge of building or repairing a house is often a contractor. |
| counsel |
help or advice given by an authority or wise person. [1/3 definitions] |
| counter1 |
an object used for counting in a game. Counters are usually a small piece of wood or metal and are used to help keep score. [1/2 definitions] |
| crutch |
a support used to help injured people walk. A crutch is a pole with a padded top that rests under the arm. |
| cultivate |
to plant and help grow. [2/3 definitions] |
| deliver |
to help give birth to. [1/5 definitions] |
| depend |
to strongly need and receive help from an outside source in order to live or have success in something. [1/3 definitions] |
| dependence |
the condition of relying on another for help, or to provide what one needs. |
| dependent |
relying on another for help or to provide what one needs. [2/3 definitions] |
| donate |
to give in order to help a charity or other group. |
| egg1 |
a round or oval object that contains what may become a young bird, reptile, insect, or other animal. Each egg includes food to help a developing animal grow. Bird and reptile eggs have shells. Some kinds of eggs are used as food by people and other animals. [1/2 definitions] |
| encourage |
to give help, support, or approval to. [1/3 definitions] |
| encouraging |
tending to give help, support, or approval. [1/2 definitions] |
| eyeglass |
(plural) two lenses in a frame that rests on the nose and ears, worn to help a person see better; glasses. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| first aid |
emergency medical help given to a hurt or sick person while waiting for a doctor. |
| fungus |
one of a large group of living things that appear similar to plants but cannot make their own food using sunlight in the way plants do. Fungi consume plant, animal, and other living matter. Mushrooms, yeasts, and molds are fungi. Fungi help decompose dead plants and animals. |
| further |
to move forward or help make progress. [1/4 definitions] |
| glass |
(plural) a pair of lenses set in frames that help a person to see better; eyeglasses. [1/3 definitions] |
| guide word |
one or two words printed at the top of the page in a reference book to help the reader find the right page. In this dictionary, the guide words at the top of each page show what the first and last entries on that page are. |
| gyroscope |
an instrument with a turning wheel, mounted on an axis that can turn in any direction. When the axis turns, the wheel stays level. Gyroscopes are used to help keep ships and airplanes on course. |