Something which helps; a material source of help.
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.
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.
To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.
To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings. Such material could be utilised somewhere else.
To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.
To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.
Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.
To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.
To reduce the lift generated by an airplane or wing by deflecting air upwards, usually with a spoiler.