helping

helping
Synonyms and related words:
accessory, adjuvant, allotment, allowance, ancillary, antepast, assistant, assisting, attendant, attending, auxiliary, big end, bigger half, bit, bite, budget, chunk, commission, contingent, course, cover, cut, deal, dessert, destiny, dish, dividend, dole, dollop, end, entree, entremets, equal share, fate, fostering, half, halver, help, instrumental, interest, lot, measure, meed, menial, mess, ministerial, ministering, ministrant, modicum, moiety, nurtural, nutricial, part, percentage, piece, place, plate, portion, proportion, quantum, quota, rake-off, ration, second helping, segment, service, servile, serving, servitorial, share, slice, small share, stake, stock, subservient, subsidiary, waiting

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  • helping — n. 1. a quantity of food served as part of a meal. Syn: portion, serving. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. Syn: aid, assistance, help. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • helping — helping; un·helping; …   English syllables

  • helping — index beneficial, clerical, contributory, ministerial, part (portion), propitious, ration, subsidiary …   Law dictionary

  • helping — (n.) aid, assistance, late 13c., from prp. of HELP (Cf. help) (v.). Meaning “serving food” is from 1824; that of “a portion of food” is from 1883 …   Etymology dictionary

  • helping — [n] portion of food allowance, course, dollop, meal, order, piece, plateful, ration, serving, share; concept 457 …   New thesaurus

  • helping — ► NOUN ▪ a portion of food served to one person at one time …   English terms dictionary

  • helping — [hel′piŋ] n. 1. a giving of aid; assisting 2. a portion of food served to one person …   English World dictionary

  • helping — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, generous, heaping (AmE), huge, large ▪ a generous helping of potatoes ▪ small ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • helping — [[t]he̱lpɪŋ[/t]] helpings 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n, adj N A helping of food is the amount of it that you get in a single serving. She gave them extra helpings of ice cream. 2) N COUNT: N of n, usu adj N of n You can refer to an… …   English dictionary

  • helping */ — UK [ˈhelpɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms helping : singular helping plural helpings an amount of food that is served to one person at a meal enough for six helpings He asked for a second helping …   English dictionary

  • helping — /ˈhɛlpɪŋ / (say helping) noun 1. the act of someone or something that helps. 2. a portion served to a person at one time. –adjective 3. giving assistance, support, etc.: a helping brother; a helping hand. –helpingly, adverb …  

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