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• help — [[t]hɛlp[/t]] v. t. 1) to save; rescue; succor: Help me, I m falling![/ex] 2) to contribute to; facilitate or promote: to help desegregation[/ex] 3) to be useful or profitable to: Your knowledge of languages will help you in your career[/ex] 4)… …   From formal English to slang

• ap|peal´a|ble — ap|peal «uh PEEL», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to ask earnestly; make an earnest request (to or for); ask for help or sympathy: »The children appealed to their mother to know what to do on a rainy day. I appeal to you to support the Girl Scouts drive… …   Useful english dictionary

• con|sid|er|a|ble — «kuhn SIHD uhr uh buhl», adjective, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. worth thinking about; of consequence; important: »The mayor is a considerable person in his town. Being a school principal is a considerable responsibility. SYNONYM(S): great. 2. worthy… …   Useful english dictionary

• char´i|ta|ble|ness — char|i|ta|ble «CHAR uh tuh buhl», adjective. 1. generous in giving help to poor, sick, or helpless people; benevolent and kind: »He was a charitable man who used his wealth to give contributions to the relief of sickness and poverty. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• char|i|ta|ble — «CHAR uh tuh buhl», adjective. 1. generous in giving help to poor, sick, or helpless people; benevolent and kind: »He was a charitable man who used his wealth to give contributions to the relief of sickness and poverty. SYNONYM(S): bountiful. 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• laud´a|ble|ness — laud|a|ble «L duh buhl», adjective. 1. deserving praise; commendable: »Unselfishness is laudable. His desire to help his father in the store is laudable. SYNONYM(S): praiseworthy, meritorious, creditable. 2. Medicine, Archaic. (of secretions,… …   Useful english dictionary

• laud|a|ble — «L duh buhl», adjective. 1. deserving praise; commendable: »Unselfishness is laudable. His desire to help his father in the store is laudable. SYNONYM(S): praiseworthy, meritorious, creditable. 2. Medicine, Archaic. (of secretions, especially… …   Useful english dictionary

• pit´i|a|ble|ness — pit|i|a|ble «PIHT ee uh buhl», adjective. 1. to be pitied; moving the heart; deserving pity: »The sick cat was a pitiable sight. SYNONYM(S): lamentable, deplorable. See syn. under pitiful. (Cf. ↑pitiful) 2. deserving contempt; to be scorned;… …   Useful english dictionary

• pit|i|a|ble — «PIHT ee uh buhl», adjective. 1. to be pitied; moving the heart; deserving pity: »The sick cat was a pitiable sight. SYNONYM(S): lamentable, deplorable. See syn. under pitiful. (Cf. ↑pitiful) 2. deserving contempt; to be scorned; mean;… …   Useful english dictionary

• dou|ble-book — «DUHB uhl BUK», transitive verb. 1. to accept two reservations for (the same hotel room) so as to help insure its occupancy in the event of a cancellation. 2. to make two reservations for (a hotel room or the like) to be assured of obtaining it …   Useful english dictionary