Sekirov Dictionary

helmet

/ˈhɛlmɪt/

noun 7
verb 1
forms 5
phrases 1

noun7

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a strong cover worn on the head to keep it safe from hard hits, used by soldiers and riders
- Most speedboarders wear helmets, knee and elbow pads, and occasionally all-in-one aerodynamic suits, to protect themselves. — 2009
That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
The upper part of a chemist's retort.
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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(slang) The glans penis.
- And it makes me sick, the thought of your lipstick on his helmet. — 1998
•
(offensive) A contemptible or stupid person.
- Jarvo’s a stinky old helmet. — 2021

verb1

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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. — 1913

forms

helmeted · helmetted · helmeting · helmetting · helmets

Phrases with helmet

helmet hair
An accidental messy hairdo resulting from the wearing of a helmet.

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