Definition of helm

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Helm (v. t.) To steer; to guide; to direct.

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Anthelmintic :: Anthelmintic (n.) An anthelmintic remedy.
Helmed :: Helmed (imp. & p. p.) of Hel.
Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (v. t.) To cause to surround, to cover..
Oxtongue :: Oxtongue (n.) A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs..
Helminthic :: Helminthic (a.) Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms..
Ahull :: Ahull (adv.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n..
Nemthelminthes :: Nemthelminthes (n. pl.) Alt. of Nematelminthe.
Crest :: Crest (n.) The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating the rank of the wearer; hence, also, the helmet..
Dishelm :: Dishelm (v. t.) To deprive of the helmet.
Helm :: Helm (n.) A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain.
Crushing :: Crushing (a.) That crushes; overwhelming.
Overwhelmed :: Overwhelmed (imp. & p. p.) of Overwhel.
Helmet :: Helmet (n.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
Demersion :: Demersion (n.) The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water..
Steerer :: Steerageway (n.) A rate of motion through the water sufficient to render a vessel governable by the helm.
Eruption :: Eruption (n.) The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion..
Helm :: Helm (n.) See Haulm, straw..
Tack :: Tack (v. i.) To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See Tack, v. t., 4..
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..
Ophthalmometer :: Ophthalmometer (n.) An instrument devised by Helmholtz for measuring the size of a reflected image on the convex surface of the cornea and lens of the eye, by which their curvature can be ascertained..
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