helm
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
Types & categories
- steering system hypernym
- wheel hyponym
Parts & wholes
- motorboat part holonym
- sailing vessel part holonym
- ship part holonym
- tugboat part holonym
Sense 2 verb
be at or take the helm of
helm the ship
Types & categories
- maneuver hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a position of leadership
the President is at the helm of the Ship of State
Types & categories
- leadership hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | motorboat |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | sailing vessel |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | ship |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | tugboat |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | steering system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wheel |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | maneuver |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | leadership |