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replication, the HpaII tiny fragment Enrichment by Ligation-mediated PCR Assay (HELP Assay) is one of several techniques used for determining whether DNA has
HELP_assay
Measure the amount of a target entity
An assay is an investigative (analytic) procedure in laboratory medicine, mining, pharmacology, environmental biology and molecular biology for qualitatively
Assay
Method to detect an antigen using an antibody and enzyme
The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (/ɪˈlaɪzə/, /ˌiːˈlaɪzə/) is a commonly used analytical biochemistry assay, first described by Eva Engvall
ELISA
Biological process
assay based upon restriction enzymes' differential recognition of methylated and unmethylated CpG sites; the assay is similar in concept to the HELP assay
DNA_methylation
Official stamp on gold, silver, etc.
by an assay office (assay mark). Hallmarks are a guarantee of certain purity or fineness of the metal, as determined by official metal (assay) testing
Hallmark
Crude oil analysis
of crude oil assay testing provide extensive detailed hydrocarbon analysis data for refiners, oil traders and producers. Assay data help refineries determine
Crude_oil_assay
Technique in microbiology
The gentamicin protection assay or survival assay or invasion assay is a method used in microbiology. It is used to quantify the ability of pathogenic
Gentamicin_protection_assay
Topics referred to by the same term
protocol` MspI, a restriction enzyme used in various methods such as the HELP assay Milk soy protein intolerance, a combination allergic intolerance to proteins
MSPI
Compositional analysis of an ore, metal, or alloy
metallurgical assay is a compositional analysis of an ore, metal, or alloy, usually performed in order to test for purity or quality. Some assay methods are
Metallurgical_assay
Assay to detect nucleic acid
In biology, a branched DNA assay is a signal amplification assay (as opposed to a target amplification assay) that is used to detect nucleic acid molecules
Branched_DNA_assay
Assay office in the United Kingdom
Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office in London (also known as Assay Office London or the London Assay Office (LAO)) is the oldest assay office in the United
The Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office
The_Goldsmiths'_Company_Assay_Office
Refining process in metallurgy
common processes for refining precious metals. By then, fire assays were used for assaying minerals: testing fresh metals such as lead and recycled metals
Cupellation
Medical diagnostic method
given antigen within a sample (e.g. blood, CSF). The tetramers used in the assay are made up of four major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules, which
Tetramer_assay
Stamp indicating the purity of silver objects
although Dutch and UK Assay offices no longer strike their traditional hallmarks exclusively in their own territories and undertake assay in other countries
Silver_hallmarks
Quality of being toxic to cells
chemicals, and biomaterials, as it helps predict potential adverse effects and guides therapeutic development. Various assays—based on enzyme activity, membrane
Cytotoxicity
Cell type in which HIV infects and replicates
a patient's virus is measured by the Trofile assay. HIV can infect a variety of cells such as CD4+ helper T-cells and macrophages that express the CD4
HIV_tropism
Chemical compound
bone collagen from ancient bones for stable isotope analysis in order to help reconstruct the palaeodiet of cave bears. Release of the carboxyl carbon
Ninhydrin
Test of effectiveness of chemotherapy
after the tumor cells are removed from the body. A chemosensitivity assay may help in choosing the best drug or drugs for the cancer being treated. With
Chemosensitivity_assay
System of measuring the instability of a protein under varying conditions
A thermal shift assay (TSA) measures the stability of a protein by the change in its thermal denaturation temperature. This is done under varying conditions
Thermal_shift_assay
Drug discovery technique
the degree of differentiation so that assays with inferior data quality can be identified. A good plate design helps to identify systematic errors (especially
High-throughput_screening
Assay for live platelet function
platelet aggregation (RIPA) is an ex vivo assay for live platelet function. It measures platelet aggregation with the help of von Willebrand factor (vWF) and
Ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation
Ristocetin-induced_platelet_aggregation
Genomic technique
Chromatin fragments of 400–500 bp have proven to be suitable for ChIP assays as they cover two to three nucleosomes. Cell debris in the sheared lysate
Chromatin_immunoprecipitation
Agency of the US government (1792–1980)
The United States Assay Commission was an agency of the U.S. federal government from 1792 to 1980. Its function was to supervise the annual testing of
United States Assay Commission
United_States_Assay_Commission
Types of chemical compounds
Pan-assay interference compounds (PAINS) are chemical compounds that often give false positive results in high-throughput screens. PAINS tend to react
Pan-assay interference compounds
Pan-assay_interference_compounds
Medical intervention
Immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) is an assay that uses radiolabeled antibodies. It differs from conventional radioimmunoassay (RIA) in that the compound
Immunoradiometric_assay
Physical or chemical agent that increases the rate of genetic mutation
Such systems include the HPRT assay for resistance to 8-azaguanine or 6-thioguanine, and ouabain-resistance (OUA) assay. Rat primary hepatocytes may also
Mutagen
Test for damage to DNA
The single cell gel electrophoresis assay (SCGE, also known as comet assay) is an uncomplicated and sensitive technique for the detection of DNA damage
Comet_assay
Laboratory technique in biochemistry
employed to answer the same questions. The principle underpinning this assay is that DNA-binding proteins (including transcription factors and histones)
Immunoprecipitation
Measurement of genetic variations
Valley Personalized Medicine Project Uses SNPs to help make medicine personal Genotyping by Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay (OLA) Why SNP test your mice?
SNP_genotyping
Type of medical test
release assay (IGRA) is a medical test used in the diagnosis of some infectious diseases, especially tuberculosis. Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) release assays rely
Interferon gamma release assay
Interferon_gamma_release_assay
British nurse convicted of murder (born 1990)
infants with insulin. Several specialists have argued that the type of assay used is prone to error and unsuitable for use in a criminal trial. Guidance
Lucy_Letby
Degenerative neurological disorder
conversion assay, which can detect the disease in early stages. There is currently no specific treatment for CJD. Opioids may be used to help with pain
Creutzfeldt–Jakob_disease
Biochemical analysis procedure
A ligand binding assay (LBA) is an assay, or an analytic procedure, which relies on the binding of ligand molecules to receptors, antibodies or other
Ligand_binding_assay
Technique in molecular biology
Reporter genes can be used to assay for the expression of a gene of interest that is normally difficult to quantitatively assay. Reporter genes can produce
Reporter_gene
Scientific field of study
which one wanders in vain through a dark labyrinth.' – Galileo (1623), The Assayer" "Applications of Mathematics to the Sciences". 25 January 2000. Archived
Physics
using CAM are: It is easy to use as compared to other animal models. Assays can be visualized real time using very simple to highly complex visualizing
Chorioallantoic_membrane
Method in molecular biology
The toeprinting assay, also known as the primer extension inhibition assay, is a method used in molecular biology that allows one to examine the interactions
Toeprinting_assay
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
from stealth in April 2025, focusing on "production and handling of High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU)." Scott Nolan, who formerly worked for SpaceX
Peter_Thiel
Medical laboratory test
(ELISpot) is a type of assay that focuses on quantitatively measuring the frequency of cytokine secretion for a single cell. The ELISpot Assay is also a form
ELISpot
Lysis buffer
Radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer (RIPA buffer) is a lysis buffer used to lyse cells and tissue for the radio immunoprecipitation assay (RIPA). This buffer
Radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer
Radioimmunoprecipitation_assay_buffer
1977 science fiction film by Steven Spielberg
donated $100,000 to the Planetary Society for Megachannel ExtraTerrestrial Assay. Shortly after the film's release in late 1977, Spielberg considered either
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind
Scientific analysis of semen
influence results. The assay is also referred to as ejaculate analysis, human sperm assay (HSA), sperm function test, and sperm assay.[citation needed] Semen
Semen_analysis
World War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961
Buffalo News. Retrieved November 24, 2024. Alsop, Joseph (July 28, 1966). Assaying the Presidents. The Calgary Albertan. Retrieved November 30, 2024. Frum
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
Interplay between observation, experiment, and theory in science
his Book of Optics, and Galileo (1638) and his Two New Sciences, and The Assayer, which still stand as scientific method. The scientific method is the process
Scientific_method
2026 single by Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande. Babydoll Music/Republic Records. 00199957795159. "Ariana Assays 'Love' Gone Wrong on First Petal Single". Hits. May 29, 2026. Archived from
Hate_That_I_Made_You_Love_Me
ELISpot assay used for tuberculosis diagnosis
TB is a type of ELISpot assay used for tuberculosis diagnosis, which belongs to the group of interferon gamma release assays. The test is manufactured
T-SPOT.TB
Neural stem cell culture system
stem cells. The predominant use of the neurosphere is in the neurosphere assay. However, in vitro and in vivo environments have shown to have different
Neurosphere
Chemical compound
or androgen receptors, and inactivity in the immature rat uterotrophic assay, of the ultraviolet sunscreen filters Tinosorb M-active and Tinosorb S"
Bemotrizinol
1994 suicide of Nirvana singer and guitarist
total morphine assay offers a better indicator of intoxication and impairment than a free morphine assay. Meanwhile, free morphine assays are less common
Suicide_of_Kurt_Cobain
American nuclear-fuel company
uranium enrichment capabilities for low-enriched uranium (LEU) and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). The company is focused on reducing U.S. dependence
General_Matter
Field of study in cancer research
Pyrosequencing Restriction landmark genomic scanning Arbitrary primed PCR HELP assay (HpaII tiny fragment enrichment by ligation-mediated PCR) Chromatin immunoprecipitation
Cancer_epigenetics
In medicinal chemistry, parallel artificial membrane permeability assay (PAMPA) is a method which determines the permeability of substances from a donor
Parallel artificial membrane permeability assay
Parallel_artificial_membrane_permeability_assay
Test to measure pain
A nociception assay (nocioception or nocioperception assay) evaluates the ability of an animal, usually a rodent, to detect a noxious stimulus such as
Nociception_assay
Colorless gas with the formula NO
Reporter, Kashmira Gander (2020-04-07). "How the Gas That Gave Us Viagra Could Help Treat Coronavirus Patients". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-08-29. "Nitric Oxide
Nitric_oxide
Process in multicellular organisms
of membrane-containing vesicles from the rear to the front of the cell helps maintain cell size. Rearward membrane flow was also observed in Dictyostelium
Cell_migration
Fluorescence quenching assays with ANTS/DPX: ANTS is a polyanionic fluorophore, while DPX is a cationic quencher. The assay is based on the collisional
Lipid_bilayer_fusion
Statistical measure of effect size
HTS assays. Signal-to-noise ratio (S/N), signal-to-background ratio (S/B), and the Z-factor have been adopted to evaluate the quality of HTS assays through
Strictly standardized mean difference
Strictly_standardized_mean_difference
Effort to find civilizations not from Earth
followed in 1985 by Project "META", for "Megachannel Extra-Terrestrial Assay". The META spectrum analyzer had a capacity of 8.4 million channels and
Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Search_for_extraterrestrial_intelligence
Clinical pathology test
specific cancer cells revealed by the developed profile. The MiCK assay results help oncologists choose a chemotherapeutic agent that is most efficient
MiCK_assay
Blue dye also used as a medication
water sample. Such a test is known as an MBAS assay (methylene blue active substances assay). The MBAS assay cannot distinguish between specific surfactants
Methylene_blue
Observed inability to reproduce scientific studies
of them. Rejecting the hypothesis "fertilizer does not help" is evidence for "fertilizer helps". But in psychology, there are many alternative hypotheses
Replication_crisis
Genus of eusocial wasp
releasing, mainly, histamine ..." p. 263, "Cytotoxicity data from a LDH release assay, which measure damage to the plasma membrane showed no significant increase
Hornet
Community in Delta State, Nigeria
thus resulting in the title as "Asaba-Assay" which is "Asaba on the lower Ase River."[citation needed] Asaba-Assay is situated on a flood basin which is
Asaba-Assay
Essential nutrient
could, in theory, cause harmful vascular calcification. Using the 25(OH)D assay as a screening tool of the generally healthy population to identify and
Vitamin_D
Act of the Parliament of England
Plate Assay Act 1700 (12 & 13 Will. 3. c. 4) was an act of the Parliament of England. The whole act was repealed by section 4(2)(b) of the Assay Offices
Plate_Assay_Act_1700
Scientific study of serum and other bodily fluids
diseases diagnosis the allergen specific IgE level is measured by a serologic assay. In coeliac disease diagnostics, a study evaluating multiparametric immunoassay
Serology
Antihistamine drug
effects of antihistamines: quantitative evaluation by receptor-binding assay". Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. 43 (3): 277–282. doi:10.1254/jjp.43
Hydroxyzine
American writer (1903–1988)
1988. Retrieved July 11, 2022. Pessolano-Filos, Francis (1983). The Assay Medals and the Assay Commissions, 1841–1977. Eros Publishing Company. p. xiv.
Ellin_Berlin
Species of spider with venomous bite native to US
naturally expressed venoms ... Gomez H, Krywko D, Stoecker W (2002). "A new assay for the detection of Loxosceles species (brown recluse) spider venom". Annals
Brown_recluse_spider
1958–1962 Chinese socioeconomic campaign
A. B.; McMartin, K. E.; Palese, M.; Tephly, T. R. (June 1975). "Formate assay in body fluids: application in methanol poisoning". Biochemical Medicine
Great_Leap_Forward
Pain medication of the opiate family
nervous system. Its intrinsic activity at the MOR is heavily dependent on the assay and tissue being tested; in some situations it is a full agonist while in
Morphine
Functional gastrointestinal disorder
exhibited increased apoptosis compared to the control group. The TUNEL assay, which detects DNA fragmentation confirmed these findings (Höftberger et
Irritable_bowel_syndrome
Pathogenic type of misfolded protein
available prion decontamination reagents using the Standard Steel-Binding Assay". The Journal of General Virology. 92 (Pt 3): 718–26. doi:10.1099/vir.0
Prion
Blockage of an artery in the lungs
on the assay. However, in those over the age of 50, changing the cut-off value to the person's age multiplied by 10 μg/L (accounting for assay which has
Pulmonary_embolism
Small roll of tobacco made to be smoked
isoprene mono-epoxide (EPOX I) in human cells evaluated with the comet assay". Mutat. Res. 629 (1): 7–13. Bibcode:2007MRGTE.629....7F. doi:10.1016/j
Cigarette
Drug mixture used mainly to treat ADHD and narcolepsy
amphetamine produces amphetamine-like behavioral effects and that, in some assays, it is at least as potent as amphetamine [2,18]. "Pharmacology and Biochemistry"
Adderall
Chemical compound
compound and a heterocycle. It is used as a reagent in assaying malondialdehyde (the TBARS assay of lipid peroxidation). It is also used in Kodak Fogging
Thiobarbituric_acid
Procedure to study insect hatching or emergence from pupa
Eclosion assays are experimental procedures used to study eclosion in insects, particularly in the model organism drosophila (fruit flies). Eclosion is
Eclosion_assay
Group of infectious diseases
instead tested with the IFA test as well as indirect immunuoperoxidase (IIP) assays. As of 2025, no vaccine is commercially available. A vaccine has been in
Typhus
Variety of long-grain rice originating from Indian subcontinent
cheaper rice mixed with basmati, and one had no basmati at all. A PCR-based assay similar to DNA fingerprinting in humans allows adulterated and non-basmati
Basmati
Structures of the Earth's mantle
characterized by slow shear wave velocities appearing in seismic tomography assays of deep Earth. The two main provinces are the African LLSVP and the Pacific
Large low-shear-velocity provinces
Large_low-shear-velocity_provinces
Methods for diagnosing tuberculosis
different molecular methods and assays have been defined. Real-time PCR (RT-PCR), microarrays, PURE-LAMP, NGS, and WGS are assays that applicable for all taxa
Diagnosis_of_tuberculosis
Human disease
provides additional reassurance in some screening settings. Current HPV assays vary in their design: some detect pooled DNA from multiple high-risk HPV
Human papillomavirus infection
Human_papillomavirus_infection
Autoimmune endocrine disease
tests have improved. Measuring TSH-receptor antibodies with the h-TBII assay was the most efficient and practical approach found in one study. Thyroid-associated
Graves'_disease
CNS stimulant and isomer of amphetamine
amphetamine produces amphetamine-like behavioral effects and that, in some assays, it is at least as potent as amphetamine [2,18]. "Pharmacology and Biochemistry"
Dextroamphetamine
Street in Manhattan, New York
damage to skyscrapers that were lighted up from top to bottom. ... The Assay Office, nearest the point of explosion, naturally suffered the most. The
Wall_Street
Armeni-Iranian politician
Beg was an official in late Safavid Iran, who served as controller of the assay (mo'ayyer ol-mamalek) in 1713–14 under Shah Sultan Husayn (r. 1694-1722)
Musa_Beg
Group of anti-nuclear antibodies
is double stranded DNA. Blood tests such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunofluorescence are routinely performed to detect anti-dsDNA
Anti-dsDNA_antibodies
Plant in the Erythroxylaceae family
Timothy (Dec 2006). "Coca tea consumption causes positive urine cocaine assay" (PDF). Eur J Emerg Med. 13 (6): 341. doi:10.1097/01.mej.0000224424.36444
Coca
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
1998). "Development of a radiochemical cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 in vitro assay for identification of natural products as inhibitors of prostaglandin biosynthesis"
Ibuprofen
Technique in biology
The tetraploid complementation assay is a technique in biology in which cells of two mammalian embryos are combined to form a new embryo. It is used to
Tetraploid complementation assay
Tetraploid_complementation_assay
Pain scale for insect stings
individual task specialization, inter-colony communication, and food storage. Assays for toxicity were already well characterized, so the evolutionary connection
Schmidt_sting_pain_index
Tricyclic antidepressant
"High-throughput screening with a miniaturized radioligand competition assay identifies new modulators of human α2-adrenoceptors". European Journal of
Amitriptyline
Chemical compound
amount of hydrogen peroxide in biological systems can be assayed using a fluorometric assay. Alexander von Humboldt is sometimes said to have been the
Hydrogen_peroxide
Liquid fuel derived from petroleum
ratio depends upon the processing in an oil refinery and the crude oil assay. The specific gravity of gasoline ranges from 0.71 to 0.77, with higher
Gasoline
German gynaecologist and Auschwitz experimenter
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Carl_Clauberg
Neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum
Receives FDA Approval for First-of-Its-Kind, Fully in vitro, Cell-Based Assay for Botox and Botox Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA)". Allergan. 24 June 2011
Botulinum_toxin
Plant species
fresh-cut eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) based on metabolomics, enzymatic assays and gene expression". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 6937. Bibcode:2021NatSR
Eggplant
American writer and activist (1924–1987)
1960. "Fifth Avenue, Uptown: A Letter from Harlem". Esquire 1961. "A Negro Assays the Negro Mood". The New York Times Magazine 1958. "The Hard Kind of Courage"
James_Baldwin
Endocrine disorder
the short and the long test. Dexamethasone does not cross-react with the assay and can be administered concomitantly during testing. The short test compares
Addison's_disease
HELP ASSAY
HELP ASSAY
Boy/Male
French Hebrew
Help.
Boy/Male
Hebrew Biblical
Help.
Boy/Male
Hawaiian
Help.
Girl/Female
Norse
Help.
Boy/Male
Indian
Help
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who collected and burnt kelp (seaweed) for use in soap and glass making, Middle English culp(e).
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Hebrew Rachel, RÃHEL means "ewe."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Help
Surname or Lastname
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from Middle High German, Middle Dutch, Yiddish held ‘hero’. As a Jewish name, it is often ornamental.German : from a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with hild ‘strife’ as the first element.English : variant of Heald.
Boy/Male
African
help'.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Heap Bridge in Lancashire, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or heap, from Old English hēap ‘heap’, ‘mound’, ‘hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : topographic name for someone who lived by or worked at a rough temporary shelter for animals, Middle English helm (Old Norse hjalmr, related to the Old English and Old High German words in 2 below), or a habitational name from a minor place named Helm or Helme from this word, as for example in County Durham, Northumberland, and West Yorkshire.English, German, and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a maker of helmets, from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch helm.German and Dutch : from a medieval personal name, a short form of any of the various compound names formed with helm ‘helmet’. Compare, e.g., Helmbrecht.Scottish : habitational name from Helme in Roxburghshire (Borders).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Helm ‘helmet’.
Boy/Male
Hawaiian Hebrew
Help.
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Polish
The Lord will Help; God is My Help; My God Helps; My God has Helped; God will Help
Male
Greek
(Ἡλί) Greek form of Hebrew Eliy, HELI means "ascending." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the father of Mary's husband Joseph.
Girl/Female
Spanish American
Help.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hill, from southeastern Middle English hell ‘hill’, a dialect form characteristic of Kent and Sussex.English : from a personal name, Helle, which may have been a variant of Elie (a Middle English form of Elias), or perhaps a short form of a personal name formed with Hild- as the first element (see Hilliard for example), or perhaps from the female personal name Helen.German : nickname from Middle High German hell ‘bright’, ‘shining’.German : variant of Helle 3.
Boy/Male
British, English
Saving Someone
Female
Greek
(ἙλÎνη) Greek name probably derived from the word helénÄ“, HELÉNÄ’ means "torch." In mythology, this is the name of the most beautiful woman ever to exist whose abduction by Paris caused the Trojan war.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Help.
HELP ASSAY
HELP ASSAY
Boy/Male
Assamese, Indian
Son of Krishna and Satyabhama; Bhringaraj a Bee
Boy/Male
British, English
Supplanter
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
From the Heart
Girl/Female
Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim
Dove
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fragrant
Girl/Female
French
Dear one;darling'.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Mother of Snake
Male
Arthurian
, a knight.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Quality
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Abigail, ABBIGAYLE means "father rejoices."
HELP ASSAY
HELP ASSAY
HELP ASSAY
HELP ASSAY
HELP ASSAY
v. t.
To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food.
v. t.
To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet.
imp.
of Help
v. t.
To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony."
v. t.
To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; -- usually with up; as, to heap up treasures.
v. t.
Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.
v. t.
To form or round into a heap, as in measuring; to fill (a measure) more than even full.
v. t.
Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman.
v. t.
To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it?
n.
The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp.
v. i.
To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to avail or be of use; to assist.
v. t.
A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.
n.
A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation; as, a heap of earth or stones.
v. t.
To throw or lay in a heap; to make a heap of; to pile; as, to heap stones; -- often with up; as, to heap up earth; or with on; as, to heap on wood or coal.
v. t.
Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help of fifty dollars.
v. t.
To forbear; to avoid.
v. t.
To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison.