aid
noun
1. a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- visual aids in teaching
Similar word(s): assistance, help
Definition categories: attribute, resource
2. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- rescue party went to their aid
Similar word(s): assist, assistance, help
Definition categories: act, activity
3. gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
Similar word(s): assistance
Definition categories: possession, gift
4. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
Similar word(s): attention, care, tending
Definition categories: act, work
Sentences with aid as a noun:
- He came to my aid when I was foundering.
- Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.
- The incompetent general's brilliant aid often made priceless suggestions.