aid vs baffle

aid

noun
  • Help; assistance; succor, relief. 

  • An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort. 

  • A helper; an assistant. 

  • An exchequer loan. 

  • Something which helps; a material source of help. 

  • A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions. 

  • The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse. 

verb
  • To climb with the use of aids such as pitons. 

  • To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist. 

baffle

verb
  • To struggle in vain. 

  • To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex. 

noun
  • An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them vulnerable. 

  • A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light, or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without preventing motion altogether. 

  • A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine. 

How often have the words aid and baffle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )