I. noun
1.
Synonyms: help 1, aid, assist, assistance, hand, lift, relief, secours, succor, support
2.
Synonyms: amenity 2, convenience, facility
II. verb
to cheer or try to cheer a person overcome by grief or misery
comforting her widowed sister with words of hope
Synonyms: buck up, cheer, console, solace, upraise
Related Word: brighten, gladden, lighten; allay, alleviate, assuage, mitigate, relieve; refresh, renew, restore; reassure; commiserate, condole, sympathize
Idioms: give a lift to
Contrasted words: torment, torture, try; distress, trouble, worry; annoy, irk, vex
Antonyms: afflict; bother