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"HELMETS" is a plural of: helmet. |
Date "HELMETS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Literature | Helmets Those of Saragossa were most in repute in the days of chivalry. Close helmet. The complete head-piece, having in front two movable parts, which could be lifted up or let down at pleasure. Visor. One of the movable parts; it was to look through. Bever, or drinking-piece. One of the movable parts, which was lifted up when the wearer ate or drank. It comes from the Italian verb bevere (to drink) Morion. A low iron cap, worn only by infantry. Mahomet's helmet. Mahomet wore a double helmet; the exterior one was called al mawashah (the wreathed garland). The helmet of Perscus (2 syl.) rendered the wearer invisible. This was the "helmet of Hades," which, with the winged sandals and magic wallet, he took from certain nymphs who held them in possession; but after he had slain Medusa he restored them again, and presented the Gorgon's head to Athena [Minerva], who placed it in the middle of her aegis. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Crosswords: HELMETS |
| English words defined with "HELMETS": Callot ♦ face guard. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "HELMETS": AEROSPACE PHYSIOLOGICAL TECHNICIAN, ARMORER TECHNICIAN ♦ CROTALARIA GUATEMALENSIS ♦ pit boss, PIT STEWARD, protective-clothing-and-equipment specialist ♦ SAFETY INSPECTOR, safety technician, SAFETY-CLOTHING-AND-EQUIPMENT DEVELOPER, SURVIVAL-EQUIPMENT REPAIRER. (references) |
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Screenplays | This campfire stuff is fun, it really is, but it doesn't matter how painstakingly we go over these sewer plans or how many damn flashlights or helmets you've got in that box. When the sun comes up, I'm dust, and I would suggest that you follow me and get the hell out of Dodge! (It; writing credit: Stephen King; Lawrence D. Cohen) | |
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 | New bubble helmets popular for TV-- speech is clear and face is visible. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | Crew of 5"/25 gun # 3 (2nd gun from forward, starboard side) in action during gunnery practice, circa spring 1942. Note anti-flash head-dress and communications gear worn by the man operating the fuze setter; bearing markings on the gun's splinter shield; and old-style battle helmets. Credit: NAVY. |
 | At the Mare Island Navy Yard, 30 August 1943, upon completion of overhaul and battle damage repairs. Note: SK-1 search radar and gunfire directors mounted atop her foremast and bridge; large false windows painted on her pilothouse, part of a camouflage scheme intended to make her look like a destroyer; Sailors pushing a cart full of battle helmets in the lower left; railway boxcars on the pier alongside the ship; lighter YF-280 in the left distance and crane vessel YD-98 at right. Circles mark recent alterations. Credit: NAVY. |  | Fighting Squadron Sixteen (VF-16) Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Paul D. Buie, (center) briefs his pilots for an upcoming mission, during the Gilberts operation, November-December 1943. A F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighter is behind them. Photographed by Commander Edward Steichen, USNR. Note flight gear, markings on helmets and life vests. Pilot at left wears a .45 caliber pistol. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Ship's officers on the gun deck, just forward of the port side quarterdeck ladder, at the New York Navy Yard in the summer of 1886, while Vandalia was preparing for service on the Pacific Station. Her Commanding Officer, Captain Henry L. Howison, is standing at left. Probably photographed by E.H. Hart, 1162 Broadway, New York City. Note tropical uniforms, with white pith helmets. Credit: NAVY. |  | Five knights' helmets, unhappy to happy. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Helmets worn by Hitler's Stormtroopers sit in three rows on the pavement outside the Kroll Opera as the Reichstag met inside. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Pile of German helmets left by the Tenth and Fifteenth Panzer Divisions when their evacuation attempts from Porto Farina were frustrated. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | They wore trench helmets and some American Legion caps. |
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Health | Head injury can be prevented by regular use of child safety seats when driving in a car and helmets during bicycle rides, and elimination of child abuse. (references) | |
Many cases of epilepsy can be prevented by wearing seatbelts and bicycle helmets, putting children in car seats, and other measures that prevent head injury and other trauma. (references) | ||
Safety measures such as wearing seat belts in cars and using helmets when riding a motorcycle or playing competitive sports can protect people from epilepsy and other problems that result from head injury. (references) | ||
Business | However, for safety equipment (including items such as shoes, gloves, helmets, masks, etc.), the market is well served by domestic firms that supply around 65 percent of the demand. (references) | |
Safety and Security Equipment (SSE) considered in this survey includes, premise control equipment for homes and businesses (alarms, locks, fire fighting equipment) and industrial safety products (security shoes, gloves and helmets). (references) | ||
Economic History | Mauritius | Maximum markups apply to refrigerators and certain appliances, tires, pharmaceuticals, sporting goods, tiles, crash helmets, glass panes, plywood, sanitary wares, textbooks, timber, prawns and shrimps, infant milk powder and fresh fruits. (references) |
Switzerland | Swiss voters rejected UN membership by a 3-to-1 margin in 1986 but will vote on it again in March 2002. The electorate also rejected a government proposition to deploy Swiss troops as UN peacekeepers (Blue Helmets) in 1994 but Switzerland joined NATO's Partnership for Peace and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1996 and 1997, respectively, and deployed Yellow Berets to support the OSCE in Bosnia. (references) | |
Human Rights | Argentina | In January in Marcos Juarez, Buenos Aires province, 41 inmates reported having been indiscriminately beaten by guards who used helmets and shields to obscure their identity. (references) |
Trade | Mauritius | Imports of the following items are prohibited: ball valve bottles, caps for toy guns, recapped tires, white phosphorous matches, certain firecrackers, kerosene stoves, water scooters, ivory and tortoise shell, underwater fishing guns, candy in the form of cigarettes, toy crash helmets, cigarette papers, used motor vehicle spare parts, electric water heaters with bare elements, portable electric lamps, teething rings, rolling machines (other than industrial-type rolling machines) for cigarette manufacturing, blue asbestos and its products, and items containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFC). A detailed list is available from the Embassy. (references) |
Worker Rights | Bulgaria | Protective clothing often was absent from hazardous areas (for example, goggles for welders and helmets for construction workers). (references) |
Nauru | The NPC has an active safety program that includes an emphasis on worker education and the use of safety equipment such as helmets, safety shoes, and dust respirators. (references) | |
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| "HELMETS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 97.49% of the time. "HELMETS" is used about 279 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 97.49% | 272 | 17,812 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.51% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Total | 100.00% | 279 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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Ending with "HELMETS": crash-helmets. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
arai helmets.com | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "HELMETS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
German | Helme. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | elmetshay hjälmar. (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Jeremiah Chapter 46, Verse 4 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Iungite equos et ascendite equites state in galeis polite lanceas induite vos loricis |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Ioyneth hors, and steyeth vp, yee hors men; stondeth in helmes, pulsheth speres, clotheth you with habiriownus. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Harness the horses; and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the coats of mail. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Make the horses ready, and get up, you horsemen, and take your places with your head-dresses; make the spears sharp and put on the breastplates. |
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| Language | Jeremiah Chapter 46, Verse 4 |
| Cebuano | Siyahi ang mga kabayo, ug kumabayo kamo, kamo nga mga magkakabayo, ug tumindog kamo uban ang inyong mga salokot nga acero; baira ang mga bangkaw, ug isul-ob ang mga kotamaya. |
| Croatian | Upregnite konje! Na kola, vozaèi! Postavite se pod kacigama! Naperite koplja! Navucite oklope! |
| Danish | Spænd Hestene for, sid op på Gangeme, stil eder op med Hjelmene på, gør Spydene blanke, tag Brynjeme på! |
| Dutch | Spant de paarden aan, en klimt op, gij ruiters! en stelt u met helmen; veegt de spiesen, trekt de pantsiers aan! |
| Finnish | Valjastakaa hevoset, nouskaa ratsujen selkään, käykää esiin kypärit päässä. Kiilloittakaa keihäät, pukekaa yllenne rintahaarniskat. |
| French | Attelez les chevaux, Montez, cavaliers! Paraissez avec vos casques, Polissez vos lances, Revêtez la cuirasse!... |
| German | Spannet Rosse an und lasset Reiter aufsitzen, setzt Helme auf und schärft die Spieße und ziehet den Panzer an! |
| Haitian Creole | Sele chwal yo. Kavalye, moute sou yo. Mete nou an ran, kas nou nan tèt nou. File pwent frenn nou yo. Mete rad an fè pou fè lagè nou sou nou. |
| Hungarian | Nyergeljétek a lovakat, és üljetek fel ti lovasok, és legyetek sisakokban. Tisztítsátok a kopjákat, öltsétek fel a pánczélokat. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Kenakanlah kuda pada segala rata, naiklah kamu, hai segala orang berkendaraan! Tunjukkanlah beranimu dengan ketopong pada kepalamu, berlayamkanlah lembing dan pakailah baju zirha! |
| Italian | Attaccate i cavalli, montate, o cavalieri. Schieratevi con gli elmi, lucidate le lance, indossate le corazze! |
| Maori | Whakanohoia nga hoiho, e eke, e nga kaieke hoiho, a tu atu me o koutou potae; whakakanapatia nga tao, kakahuria nga pukupuku. |
| Norwegian | Spenn hestene for og sitt op, I ryttere, og still eder op med hjelmer på! Gjør spydene blanke, ta brynene på! |
| Portuguese | Aparelhai os cavalos, e montai, cavaleiros! Apresentai-vos com elmos; açacalai as lanças; vesti-vos de couraças. |
| Rumanian | knhqmayi caii, wi kncqlecayi, cqlqreyi; arqtayi-vq cu coifurile voastre, lustruiyi-vq suliyele, kmbrqcayi-vq cu platowa!... |
| Russian | УЕ"МБКФЕ ЛПОЕК Й УБ"ЙФЕУШ, ЧУБ"ОЙЛЙ, Й УФБОПЧЙФЕУШ Ч ЫМЕНБИ; ФПЮЙФЕ ЛП ШС, П'МЕЛБКФЕУШ Ч 'ТПОЙ. |
| Spanish | Uncid los caballos y subid vosotros, oh jinetes. Presentaos con cascos, pulid las lanzas, vestíos de cota de malla. |
| Swedish | Spännen för hästarna och bestigen springarna, och ställen upp eder, med hjälmarna på. Gören spjuten blanka, ikläden eder pansaren. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"HELMETS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ehlvest, helment, helmit, helmot, helpeth, hikmat. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "HELMETS" (pronounced he"lmuts) |
| 4 | -m u t s | animates, approximates, climates, comets, estimates, guesstimates, hermits, intimates, limits, microclimates, plummets, summits, underestimates. |
| 3 | -u t s | advocates, affidavits, affiliates, affricates, agates, aggregates, amulets, anklets, articulates, associates, audits, Babbitts, ballots, bandits, banquets, barbiturates, baronets, baskets, berets, bigots, billets, biscuits, blankets, bluebonnets, booklets, bracelets, brackets, branchlets, buckets, budgets, buffets, bullets, cabinets, carats, carpets, carrots, caskets, certificates, chariots, chestnuts, cheviots, chocolates, ciliates, circuits, closets, compatriots, composites, conduits, conglomerates, consulates, coordinates, correlates, covets, credits, crickets, culprits, deficits, degenerates, demerits, deposits, diets, digits, discredits, dockets, doctorates, droplets, edits, electorates, electromagnets, elicits, Emirates, ergots, exhibits, exits, eyelets, facets, faucets, favorites, ferrets, fillets, frigates, gadgets, garrets, gaskets, graduates, habits, hamlets, hatchets, helots, hornets, hypermarkets, idiots, illiterates, inaugurates, ingots, inhabits, inherits, inhibits, initiates, intermediates, interprets, invertebrates, islets, jackets, jesuits, junkets, laminates, lancets, laureates, leaflets, legates, limpets, maggots, magnets, markets, merits, microcircuits, midgets, millets, minutes, moderates, nonprofits, nuggets, nutlets, omelets, opiates, opposites, orbits, packets, palates, pallets, pamphlets, parrots, particulates, patriots, peanuts, pellets, perquisites, pickets, pickpockets, piglets, pilots, pirates, planets, platelets, plaudits, pockets, poets, portraits, posits, prelates, prerequisites, privates, profits, prohibits, prophets, puppets, quiets, quintuplets, rackets, racquets, requisites, revisits, rickets, riots, rivets, rockets, russets, secrets, sextuplets, silicates, snippets, sockets, solicits, spigots, spirits, starlets, supermarkets, surrogates, tablets, targets, tenets, thickets, tickets, toilets, trinkets, triplets, trumpets, turrets, undergraduates, unfortunates, units, violets, visits, wallets, wastebaskets, whats, wickets, widgets, zealots. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-h-l-m-s-t" | |
-1 letter: helmet, lethes, themes. | |
-2 letters: heels, helms, hemes, leets, lethe, meets, melts, metes, meths, sheet, sleet, smelt, steel, stele, teels, teems, teles, theme, these. | |
-3 letters: eels, elms, else, emes, eths, heel, helm, heme, hems, hest, hets, lees, leet, lest, lets, meet, mels, melt, mesh, mete, meth, seel, seem, seme, stem, teel, teem, tees, tele. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-h-l-m-s-t" | |
+1 letter: thermels. | |
+2 letters: fleshment, helpmates, helpmeets, homeliest, lithesome, methylase. | |
+3 letters: blithesome, fleshments, mesothelia, metheglins, methylases, methylates, methylenes, motherless, phlegmiest, semilethal, themselves. | |
+4 letters: delightsome, epitheliums, heartsomely, heliometers, hemiacetals, mantelshelf, mesothelial, mesothelium, semilethals, thermalizes, thermopiles, thumbwheels, weltschmerz. | |
+5 letters: blithesomely, closemouthed, demolishment, epitheliomas, hematologies, luftmenschen, mesothelioma, methylamines, motherliness, myelopathies, pamphleteers, phlebotomies, stenothermal, thermoclines, thermophiles, thermostable, thimbleweeds, twelvemonths. | |
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