Definition of helm

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Helm (n.) See Haulm, straw..

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Leucoscope :: Leucoscope (n.) An instrument, devised by Professor Helmholtz, for testing the color perception of the eye, or for comparing different lights, as to their constituent colors or their relative whiteness..
Ahull :: Ahull (adv.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n..
Port :: Port (v. t.) To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; -- said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a command; as, port your helm..
Morion :: Morion (n.) A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat..
Armet :: Armet (n.) A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries..
Vermes :: Vermes (n. pl.) A more restricted group, comprising only the helminths and closely allied orders..
Deluge :: Deluge (n.) Fig.: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction..
Steerage :: Steerage (n.) The effect of the helm on a ship; the manner in which an individual ship is affected by the helm.
Helmet :: Helmet (n.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
Whelming :: Whelming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whel.
Helmet :: Helmet (n.) A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a protection from the heat of the sun..
Helminthoid :: Helminthoid (a.) Wormlike; vermiform.
Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (v. t.) To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly..
Ventail :: Ventail (n.) That part of a helmet which is intended for the admission of air, -- sometimes in the visor..
Annuloida :: Annuloida (n. pl.) A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths and echinoderms..
Alee :: Alee (adv.) On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the lee side..
Sterelmintha :: Stere (n.) Helmsman. See 6th Steer.
Vermeologist :: Vermeologist (n.) One who treats of vermes, or worms; a helminthologist..
Timoneer :: Timoneer (n.) A helmsman.
Vitellogene :: Vitellogene (n.) A gland secreting the yolk of the eggs in trematodes, turbellarians, and some other helminths..
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