blunt vs help

blunt

verb
  • To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of 

  • To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. 

noun
  • A marijuana cigar. 

  • A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave. 

  • A short needle with a strong point. 

  • A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip. 

adj
  • Having a thick edge or point; not sharp. 

  • Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. 

  • Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute. 

  • Hard to impress or penetrate. 

  • Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive. 

help

verb
  • To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can. 

  • To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to. 

  • To provide assistance. 

  • To do something on the behalf of someone. 

  • To provide assistance to (someone or something). 

  • To contribute in some way to. 

noun
  • Action given to provide assistance; aid. 

  • Something or someone which provides assistance with a task. 

  • Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer. 

  • A study aid. 

  • One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise. 

  • Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training. 

intj
  • A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance 

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