helm
IPA: hˈɛɫm
noun
- (nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.
- (by extension)
- (nautical) The use of a helm (sense 1); also, the amount of space through which a helm is turned.
- (nautical) The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.
- Something used to control or steer; also (obsolete), a handle of a tool or weapon; a haft, a helve.
- (figuratively)
- A position of control or leadership.
- One in the position of controlling or directing; a controller, a director, a guide.
- (archaic or poetic) A helmet.
- (heraldry) Synonym of helmet (“the feature above a shield on a coat of arms”)
- (Northern England) A shelter for cattle or other farm animals; a hemmel, a shed.
- (Northern England (Cumberland, Westmorland)) A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain, especially one associated with a storm.
- (obsolete)
- (except Britain, dialectal) The crown or top of something.
- (alchemy, chemistry) The upper part or cap of an alembic or retort.
- (countable) A stalk of corn, or (uncountable) stalks of corn collectively (that is, straw), especially when bundled together or laid out straight to be used for thatching roofs.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Synonym of bentgrass (“any of numerous reedy grass species of the genus Agrostis”)
- The only named wind in the British Isles. It blows westward from the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar.
- (countable) A surname.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Russell County, Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States.
- (uncountable) Alternative form of haulm (“the stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching”) [(uncountable) The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching.]
verb
- (nautical) To control the helm (noun sense 1) of (a marine vessel); to be in charge of steering (a vessel).
- (figuratively) To direct or lead (a project, etc.); to manage (an organization).
- (transitive, archaic or poetic) To cover (a head) with a helmet; to provide (someone) with a helmet; to helmet.
- (transitive) To lay out (stalks of corn, or straw) straight to be used for thatching roofs; to yelm.
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Examples of "helm" in Sentences
- The cite from Helm is polemical.
- George Helm was injured with a gash to his head.
- A second helm emergency helm was near the stern.
- The lamb was moved to the crest, on top of the helm.
- There was a flash like flame and the helm burst asunder.
- However the film is a sham and the Helm's the real thing.
- Arriaga died at the helm of the vessel, grasping the crucifix.
- Prompt action of the officers and men at the helm saved the ship.
- Mr. Helms said the drivers had grumbled at first about the mission.
- The rift between Helm and the directors continued to widen, however.
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