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- US Pronunciation
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- [helv]
- /hɛlv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [helv]
- /hɛlv/
Definitions of helves word
- noun helves the handle of an ax, hatchet, hammer, or the like. 1
- verb with object helves to furnish with a helve. 1
- noun helves Plural form of helve. 1
- noun helves plural of helve. 0
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Origin of helves
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English h(i)elfe
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Helves
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
helves popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
helves usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for helves
noun helves
- knob — a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- stem — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, considered as a group of academic or career fields (often used attributively): degree programs in STEM disciplines; teaching STEM in high school.
- holder — something that holds or secures: a pencil holder.
- ear — the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
Antonyms for helves
noun helves
- release — to lease again.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
- advantages — A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
- closures — Plural form of closure.
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