help vs refrain
refrain vs helphelp and refrain both are nouns.
help and refrain both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| help | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| refrain | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
refrain is a hypernym of
help; that is, refrain is a
word with a broader meaning than help:
- help: abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- refrain: resist doing something
Other hypernyms of help include
forbear.
| help (noun) | refrain (noun) |
|---|---|
| the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers |
| a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do | |
| a means of serving | |
| a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
| help (verb) | refrain (verb) |
|---|---|
| improve the condition of | choose not to consume |
| improve; change for the better | resist doing something |
| help to some food; help with food or drink | |
| take or use | |
| give help or assistance; be of service | |
| contribute to the furtherance of | |
| be of use | |
| abstain from doing; always used with a negative |
Words related to "help"
- accommodation
- accomplice
- activity
- actor's assistant
- advance
- aid
- aide
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- amend
- assist
- assistance
- assistant
- attend
- attend to
- attendant
- attender
- auxiliary
- avail
- back up
- bat boy
- benefact
- benefit
- better
- birthing coach
- boost
- bootstrap
- boy Friday
- bring around
- care
- cat's-paw
- cater
- chief assistant
- coadjutor
- comfort
- confederate
- cure
- dental assistant
- deputy
- dish
- dish out
- dish up
- do good
- doula
- dresser
- ease
- encourage
- encouragement
- enforcer
- event planner
- expedite
- exploit
- facilitate
- facilitation
- facilitator
- fashion model
- flower girl
- foot soldier
- forbear
- further
- girl Friday
- give care
- hand
- hasten
- hatchet man
- heal
- help oneself
- help out
- helper
- helpfulness
- helping
- helping hand
- improve
- instrument
- labor coach
- lieutenant
- lift
- man Friday
- manakin
- manikin
- mannequin
- mannikin
- meliorate
- ministration
- model
- monitrice
- paraprofessional
- pawn
- ply
- poser
- powder monkey
- promote
- prompter
- provide
- recourse
- refrain
- refuge
- relief
- resort
- resource
- right-hand man
- secretarial assistant
- secretary
- self-help
- serve
- serve up
- service
- sidesman
- subordinate
- subserve
- subsidiary
- succor
- succour
- supply
- support
- supporter
- tender
- thanks
- theater prompter
- underboss
- underling
- wait on
- water boy
- waterer
- whipper-in
- work
- worker
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