aids

Things that help

Aids is the plural of aid—things that help: visual aids, hearing aids.

Also the third-person verb: She aids refugees at the border. (All-caps AIDS is the disease.)

fencing

attack

Aggressive act against another

  • hitSuccessful contact or strike
  • touchPerceiving through physical contact
  • judgeOne who decides

bout · foil · épée · sabre · referee · jury · point · score · priority · right-of-way

assistance

help

Assistance given

equipment · prosthetic · assistive · adaptive · accessibility · accommodation · auxiliary · supplement · enhancement · facilitation

navigation

marker

Something that signals location

waypoint · GPS · guidance · reference point · signal · indicator · positioning · orientation · directional

Categories
Opposites
assistance/helpfulness

aidshinders

Creates obstacles for

obstructs · impedes · blocks · thwarts · hampers

effect on wellbeing

aidsharms

Causes injury or damage

hurts · injures · damages · wounds · cripples

support vs. opposition

aidsopposes

Acts in resistance

resists · fights · combats · counteracts · undermines

Phrases
Family

aid, aide, aiding, aided, first aid, aides, unaided, hearing aid, band-aid

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG