a helpless cripp. A little baby is helpless.
SYNONYM(S): dependent.Though he was alone and helpless, he managed to keep the boat from sinking until help arrived.
SYNONYM(S): defenseless.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
help´less|ly — help|less «HEHLP lihs», adjective. 1. not able to help oneself; weak: »a helpless cripp. A little baby is helpless. SYNONYM(S): dependent. 2. without help or protection; having no assistance from others: »Though he was alone and helpless, he… … Useful english dictionary
help|less — «HEHLP lihs», adjective. 1. not able to help oneself; weak: »a helpless cripp. A little baby is helpless. SYNONYM(S): dependent. 2. without help or protection; having no assistance from others: »Though he was alone and helpless, he managed to… … Useful english dictionary
hope´less|ness — hope|less «HOHP lihs», adjective. 1. feeling no hope; without hope: »He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless. Alas for him…Who, hopeless, lays his dead away (John Greenleaf Whittier). 2. giving no hope; desperate: »hopeless illness.… … Useful english dictionary
help — help·able; help·er; help·ful; help·ful·ness; help·less; help·less·ly; help·less·ness; help·mate; help; help·ful·ly; help·ing·ly; … English syllables
hope´less|ly — hope|less «HOHP lihs», adjective. 1. feeling no hope; without hope: »He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless. Alas for him…Who, hopeless, lays his dead away (John Greenleaf Whittier). 2. giving no hope; desperate: »hopeless illness.… … Useful english dictionary
hope|less — «HOHP lihs», adjective. 1. feeling no hope; without hope: »He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless. Alas for him…Who, hopeless, lays his dead away (John Greenleaf Whittier). 2. giving no hope; desperate: »hopeless illness.… … Useful english dictionary
Loch Ness Monster — For other uses, see Loch Ness Monster (disambiguation). Nessie redirects here. For other uses, see Nessie (disambiguation). the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie, Niseag[1] … Wikipedia
Loch Ness Monster and popular culture — The Loch Ness Monster is well known throughout Scotland and the rest of the world.LiteratureIn the book The Bogart and the Monster the Loch Ness Monster is actually an invisible shape shifting creature that has become trapped in one form. The… … Wikipedia
helplessness — help·less·ness … English syllables
helpless — help•less [[t]ˈhɛlp lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) unable to help oneself; weak or dependent 2) without aid or protection 3) deprived of strength or power; powerless; incapacitated: helpless with laughter[/ex] 4) affording no help • Etymology: 1125–75… … From formal English to slang
