Assist
Part of speech: verb
Definition: Archaic To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion), to attend a theatrical performance. To help. To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a statistic used in different sports to quantify the act of helping another player score points or goals; in baseball, an assist is defensive, allowing a teammate to record a putout.
Example sentence: I go for all sharing the privileges of the government, who assist in bearing its burdens. Consequently, I go for admitting all whites to the right of suffrage, who pay taxes or bear arms (by no means excluding females).
Help
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Action given to provide assistance; aid.A person or persons who provide assistance with some task.A person employed to help in the maintenance of a house.
Part of speech: interjection
Definition: I/we desperately need assistance!
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To provide assistance to (someone or something).To contribute in some way to.To provide assistance.To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
Example sentence: Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.