helmet
Meanings
Plural: helmets
Noun
- armor plate that protects the head
- a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows
- A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
- A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
- Such a helm when placed above a shield on a coat of arms.
- That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
- The upper part of a chemist's retort.
- That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
- The hood-shaped upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
- That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
- A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
- That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
- The glans penis.
- That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
- The glans penis.
- A contemptible or stupid person.
Verb
- To cover with, or as if with, a helmet.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English helmet, helmett, a borrowing from Old French helmet, heaumet, a diminutive of helme (Modern French heaume), equivalent to helm + -et. The Old French is itself of Germanic origin (whence Old English helm). Used in English since the 15th century, it has largely displaced helm as the general word.
Synonyms
bell-end, brain bucket, cockhead, cue ball, dickhead, dome, head, helm, helmet, knob, knobhead, little head, mushroom tip, other head, plum, purple helmet, skull, tip, warhead
Scrabble Score: 11
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