helmet
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helmet
- /ˈhɛlmɪt/
- /ˈhɛlmət/
Rhymes with -ɛlmɪt
Where it comes from
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.
noun helmets · helmette
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A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.
Similar: helm, brain bucket
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The upper part of a chemist's retort.
Similar: helm
- The hood-shaped upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
- A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
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The glans penis.
And it makes me sick, the thought of your lipstick on his helmet.
Similar: bell-end, cockhead, cue ball, dickhead, dome, head, helmet, knob, knobhead, little head, mushroom tip, other head
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A contemptible or stupid person.
Jarvo’s a stinky old helmet.
Similar: bell-end, cockhead, cue ball, dickhead, dome, head, helmet, knob, knobhead, little head, mushroom tip, other head
verb helmets · helmeting · helmetting · helmeted · helmetted
- To cover with, or as if with, a helmet. There was no nonsense about these women—no hysteria, no top-note emotion. They were not out for smashing windows or helmetting policemen, or blowing up things sky-high.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: equipt, equipped, headgear, headwear, casque, cap, hat, bonnet, visor, headpiece, head, mounted, diver, casco, headset, helm
Translations
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noun protective head covering
| Español | casco, yelmo, bacinete, casquete, morrión, celada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 투구 tugu, 헬멧 helmet |
| 日本語 | ヘルメット herumetto, 兜 kabuto |
| 中文 | 鋼盔 /钢盔 gāngkuī, 頭盔 /头盔 tóukuī |
| हिन्दी | हेलमेट helmeṭ, ख़ोद xod |
| Kiswahili | helmeti, kofia ya chuma |
| Português | capacete, elmo |
| Français | casque |
| Deutsch | Helm |
| Italiano | casco, elmetto |
| Ελληνικά | κράνος krános |
| Română | cască, coif |
| Русский | шлем šlem, ка́ска káska, шело́м šelóm |
| Tiếng Việt | mũ bảo hiểm, nón bảo hiểm |
| العربية | خُوذَة ḵūḏa, بَيْضَة bayḍa |
| עברית | קַסְדָּה kasda |
Talk about this word "helmet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/helmet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. helmet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/helmet "helmet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/helmet.Cite this
@misc{helmet_2026,
title = {helmet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/helmet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
