helm

helm is a 4-letter English word with 12 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: See Haulm, straw. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. noun. See Haulm, straw.
2. noun. The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone.
3. noun. The place or office of direction or administration.
4. noun. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director.
5. noun. A helve.
6. transitive verb. To steer; to guide; to direct.
7. noun. A helmet.
8. noun. A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain.
9. transitive verb. To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet.
10. noun. a position of leadership

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

11. noun. steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
12. verb. be at or take the helm of

    "helm the ship"

Common word forms

helms, helmed, helming, helmless

Words from these letters

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