Definitions for helm
hɛlmhelm

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. helmnoun

   steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

2. helmverb

   a position of leadership

   "the President is at the helm of the Ship of State"

3. helmverb

   be at or take the helm of

   "helm the ship"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Helmnoun

   The only named wind in the British Isles. Blows westward form the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar.

2. Etymology: helma, from khelman = "handle"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Helm

   denotes defence: as Eadhelm, happy defence; Sighelm, victorious defence; Berthelm, eminent defence: like Amyntas and Boetius among the Greeks. Edmund Gibson Camden.

2. HELMnoun

   Etymology: helm, Saxon, from helan, to cover, to protect.

   1. A covering for the head in war; a helmet; a morrion; an headpiece.

   France spreads his banners in our noiseless land;
   With plumed helm thy slay’r begins his threats. William Shakespeare.

   Mnestheus lays hard load upon his helm. Dryden.

   2. The part of a coat of arms that bears the crest.

   More might be added of helms, crests, mantles, and supporters. William Camden, Remains.

   3. The upper part of the retort.

   The vulgar chymists themselves pretend to be able, by repeated cohobations, and other fit operations, to make the distilled parts of a concrete bring its own caput mortuum over the helm. Boyle.

   4. [ helma , Saxon.] The steerage; the rudder.

   They did not leave the helm in storms!
   And such they are make happy states. Ben Jonson, Catiline.

   More in prosperity is reason tost
   Than ships in storms, their helms and anchors lost. John Denham.

   Fair occasion shews the springing gale,
   And int’rest guides the helm, and honour swells the sail. Pri.

   5. The station of government.

   I may be wrong in some of the means; but that is no material objection against the design: let those who are at the helm contrive it better. Jonathan Swift.

   6. In the following line it is difficult to determine whether steersman or defender is intended: I think steersman.

   You slander
   The helms o’ th’ state, who care for you like fathers,
   When you curse them as enemies. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

3. To Helmverb

   To guide; to conduct. Thomas Hanmer

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The very stream of his life, and the business he hath helmed, must give him a better proclamation. William Shakespeare, Meas. for Meas.

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1. helm

   A helm is a steering device or mechanism, often in the form of a wheel or tiller, used to control the direction of a ship, boat, submarine, or any other vehicle that moves in water. In a broader sense, it can also refer to a position of leadership or control in any context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Helmnoun

   see Haulm, straw

2. Helmnoun

   the apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone

3. Helmnoun

   the place or office of direction or administration

4. Helmnoun

   one at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director

5. Helmnoun

   a helve

6. Helmverb

   to steer; to guide; to direct

7. Helmnoun

   a helmet

8. Helmnoun

   a heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain

9. Helmverb

   to cover or furnish with a helm or helmet

10. Etymology: [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G. helm, Icel. hjlm, and perh. to E. helve.]

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1. Helm

   Helm, The Watcher, is a fictional deity in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Within the context of the game, Helm is known as the Vigilant One, the Great Guard, and The Watcher. God of guardians, protection and protectors, and worshiped by guards and paladins, he was long seen as a cold and focused deity who impartially took the role of defender and sometimes also enforcer. His activities in the Time of Troubles caused the folk of Faerûn to look differently on the Watcher.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Helm

   helm, n. the instrument by which a ship is steered: the station of management or government.—v.t. to direct.—n. Helm′age, guidance.—adj. Helm′less, of a ship, without a helm.—n. Helms′man, the one who steers. [A.S. helma; Ice. hjálm, a rudder, Gr. helm, a handle.]

2. Helm

   helm, Helmet, hel′met, n. a covering of armour for the head: (bot.) the hooded upper lip of certain flowers.—adjs. Helmed, Hel′meted, furnished with a helmet.—n. Hel′met-shell, a genus of gasteropods having thick heavy shells with bold ridges: a cameo-shell. [A.S. helm—helan, to cover; Ger. helm.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. helm

   Properly is the tiller, but sometimes used to express the rudder, and the means used for turning it, which, in small vessels and boats, is merely a tiller, but in larger vessels a wheel is added, which supplies the leverage for pulling the tiller either way; they are connected by ropes or chains.--A-lee the helm, or Down with the helm! So place the tiller that the rudder is brought on the weather side of the stern-post. These, and the following orders, were established when tillers extended forward from the rudder-head, but now they often extend aft, which requires the motion of the tiller to be reversed. With the latter style of tiller the order "down with the helm" is carried out by bringing the tiller up to the weather side of the ship; which being done, the order "Helm's a lee" follows.--Bear up the helm. That is, let the ship go more large before the wind.--Ease the helm. To let the helm come more amidships, when it has been put hard up or down.--It is common to ease the helm before a heavy sea takes the ship when close-hauled.--Helm amidships, or right the helm. That is, keep it even with the middle of the ship, in a line with the keel.--Helm over. The position of the tiller to enable a vessel steaming ahead to describe a curve.--Port the helm. Place the tiller so as to carry the rudder to starboard. (See A-lee the helm.)--Shift the helm. Put it from port to starboard, and vice versâ, or it may be amidships.--Starboard the helm. Place the tiller so as to carry the rudder to port.--Up with the helm. Place the tiller so as to carry the rudder to leeward. (See A-lee the helm.)

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1. HELM

   What does HELM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HELM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HELM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Helm is ranked #3087 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Helm surname appeared 11,649 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Helm.
   
   86.3% or 10,064 total occurrences were White.
   7.5% or 883 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 282 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.1% or 247 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 100 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 73 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Steer
   • Steering Mechanism

Anagrams for helm »

1. heml

How to pronounce helm?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of helm in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of helm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of helm in a Sentence

1. Lauryn Hill:

   I loved and believed deeply in my community's ability to both love and heal itself provided it received the right amount of support and encouragement, our world today, both complex and changing, is in need of the balance between moral fortitude and cathartic expression. I hope the love and energy that permeated this work can continue to inspire change with love and optimism at the helm.

2. Emeric Preaubert:

   The succession was well prepared. His arrival at the helm will mean a continuation of the strategy.

3. Ryan James:

   I applaud State's proposal to begin releasing Clinton's emails on June 30, 2015, but I do not believe that additional rolling productions every 60 days is sufficiently frequent to enable the public to engage in fully informed discussion about Secretary Clinton's leadership style and decisions while at the helm of the State Department.

4. Lady Gaga:

   Bradley Cooper really believed in me for the role of Ally Maine in'A Star Is Born' and the way that he empowered me to take helm of that character as well as take helm of the soundtrack and work with him so closely on a movie about music and a movie about musicians, it really was the success of our artistic collaboration and I think it landed me where I am now.

5. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi:

   As Eats moves into its next phase of more profitable growth, I am happy to have Pierre at the helm, and look forward to him applying his nearly eight years of experience with our Rides business to capture the many opportunities that lie ahead for Eats.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=helm
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Helm
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=helm
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helm
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=helm
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=helm
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=helm
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html