| helmet | |
| 1. n. A protective head covering, usually part of armour. | |
| 2. n. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc. | |
| 3. n. The upper part of a chemist's retort. | |
| 4. n. The hood-shaped upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon. | |
| 5. n. A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird. | |
| 6. n. (heraldry) The feature above a shield on a coat of arms. | |
| 7. n. The glans penis. | |
| 8. v. To cover with, or as if with, a helmet. | |
