helping

  • 11helping — /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 …

  • 12helping — n. a generous; second helping * * * [ helpɪŋ] second helping a generous …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 13Helping — Help Help (h[e^]lp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helped} (h[e^]lpt) (Obs. imp. {Holp} (h[=o]lp), p. p. {Holpen} (h[=o]l p n)); p. pr. & vb. n. {Helping}.] [AS. helpan; akin to OS. helpan, D. helpen, G. helfen, OHG. helfan, Icel. hj[=a]lpa, Sw. hjelpa,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14helping — helpingly, adv. /hel ping/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that helps. 2. a portion of food served to a person at one time: That s his third helping of ice cream. adj. 3. giving aid, assistance, support, or the like. [1175 1225; ME; see HELP …

    Universalium

  • 15helping — noun A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself; She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream. See Also: help oneself …

    Wiktionary

  • 16helping — 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,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 17helping — help|ing [ˈhelpıŋ] n the amount of food that someone gives you or that you take = ↑serving ▪ a double helping of pie …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18helping — help|ing [ helpıŋ ] noun count * an amount of food that is served to one person at a meal: He asked for a second helping. enough for six helpings …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19helping — help·ing || helpɪŋ n. assisting, act of helping; serving, portion of food served help n. assistance, aid; hired laborer, domestic servant; group of servants or workers; means of fixing or changing something v. assist, aid; rescue; ease,… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20helping — noun (C) the amount of food that someone gives you or that you take; serving: a huge helping of potatoes …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English