Hell-cat noun A witch; a hag. Middleton.

Hell-diver noun (Zoology) The dabchick.

Hell-haunted adjective Haunted by devils; hellish. Dryden.

Hellanodic noun [ Greek ...; ..., ..., a Greek + ... right, judgment.] (Gr. Antiq.) A judge or umpire in games or combats.

Hellbender noun (Zoology) A large North American aquatic salamander ( Protonopsis horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis ). It is very voracious and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator , and water dog .

Hellborn adjective Born in or of hell. Shak.

Hellbred adjective Produced in hell. Spenser.

Hellbrewed adjective Prepared in hell. Milton.

Hellbroth noun A composition for infernal purposes; a magical preparation. Shak.

Helldoomed adjective Doomed to hell. Milton.

Hellebore noun [ Latin helleborus , elleborus , Greek ..., ...; confer French hellébore , ellébore .]

1. (Botany) A genus of perennial herbs ( Helleborus ) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients.

2. (Botany) Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus Veratrum , especially V. album and V. viride , both called white hellebore .

Helleborein noun (Chemistry) A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a strong action on the heart, resembling digitalin.

Helleborin noun (Chemistry) A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues of the plant; -- called also elleborin .

Helleborism noun The practice or theory of using hellebore as a medicine.

Hellene noun [ Greek ....] A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek. Brewer.

Hellenian adjective Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks.

Hellenic adjective [ Greek ..., ..., from ... the Greeks.] Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian. "The Hellenic forces." Jowett (Thucyd. ).

Hellenic noun The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander.

Hellenism noun [ Greek ...: confer French Hellénisme .]
1. A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism. Addison.

2. The type of character of the ancient Greeks, who aimed at culture, grace, and amenity, as the chief elements in human well-being and perfection.

Hellenist noun [ Greek ...: confer French Helléniste .]
1. One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews ( Acts vi. 1 ).

2. One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist .

Hellenistic, Hellenistical adjective [ Confer French Hellénistique .] Pertaining to the Hellenists.

Hellenistic language, dialect, or idiom , the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in countries where the Greek language prevailed; the Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint.

Hellenistically adverb According to the Hellenistic manner or dialect. J. Gregory.

Hellenize intransitive verb [ Greek ....] To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize.

Hellenize transitive verb [ Greek ....] To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to Hellenize a word.

Hellenotype noun See Ivorytype .

Hellespont noun [ Latin Hellespontus , Greek ...; ... the mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + ... sea.] A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Daradanelles . It connects the Ægean Sea and the sea of Marmora.

Hellespontine adjective Of or pertaining to the Hellespont. Mitford.

Hellgamite, Hellgramite noun (Zoology) The aquatic larva of a large American winged insect ( Corydalus cornutus ), much used a fish bait by anglers; the dobson. It belongs to the Neuroptera.

Hellhag noun A hag of or fit for hell. Bp. Richardson.

Hellhound noun [ Anglo-Saxon hellehund .] A dog of hell; an agent of hell.

A hellhound , that doth hunt us all to death.

Shak.

Hellier noun [ See Hele , transitive verb ] One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher. [ Obsolete] [ Written also heler .] Usher.

Hellish adjective Of or pertaining to hell; like hell; infernal; malignant; wicked; detestable; diabolical. " Hellish hate." Milton. -- Hell"ish*ly , adverb -- Hell"ish*ness , noun

Hellkite noun A kite of infernal breed. Shak.

Hello interj. & noun See Halloo .

Hellward adverb Toward hell. Pope.

Helly adjective [ Anglo-Saxon hellīc .] Hellish. Anderson (1573).

Helm noun See Haulm , straw.

Helm noun [ Middle English helme , Anglo-Saxon helma rudder; akin to D. & German helm , Icelandic hjālm , and perhaps to English helve .]

1. (Nautical) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone.

2. The place or office of direction or administration. "The helm of the Commonwealth." Melmoth.

3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director.

The helms o' the State, who care for you like fathers.

Shak.

4. [ Confer Helve .] A helve. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng.]

Helm amidships , when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in the same plane. -- Helm aport , when the tiller is borne over to the port side of the ship. -- Helm astarboard , when the tiller is borne to the starboard side. -- Helm alee , Helm aweather , when the tiller is borne over to the lee or to the weather side. -- Helm hard alee or hard aport , hard astarboard , etc., when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit. -- Helm port , the round hole in a vessel's counter through which the rudderstock passes. -- Helm down , helm alee. -- Helm up , helm aweather. -- To ease the helm , to let the tiller come more amidships, so as to lessen the strain on the rudder. -- To feel the helm , to obey it. -- To right the helm , to put it amidships. -- To shift the helm , to bear the tiller over to the corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Helm transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Helmed ; present participle & verbal noun Helming .] To steer; to guide; to direct. [ R.]

The business he hath helmed .

Shak.

A wild wave . . . overbears the bark,
And him that helms it.

Tennyson.

Helm noun [ Anglo-Saxon See Helmet .]
1. A helmet. [ Poetic]

2. A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain. [ Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Helm transitive verb To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet. [ Perh. used only as a past part. or part. adj. ]

She that helmed was in starke stours.

Chaucer.

Helmage noun Guidance; direction. [ R.]

Helmed adjective Covered with a helmet.

The helmed cherubim
Are seen in glittering ranks.

Milton.

Helmet noun [ Old French helmet , a dim of helme , French heaume ; of Teutonic origin; confer German helm , akin to Anglo-Saxon & Old Saxon helm , Dutch helm , helmet , Icelandic hjālmr , Swedish hjelm , Danish hielm , Goth. hilms ; and probably from the root of Anglo-Saxon helan to hide, to hele; confer also Lithuanian szalmas , Russian shleme , Sanskrit çarman protection. √17. Confer Hele , Hell , Helm a helmet.]
1. (Armor) A defensive covering for the head. See Casque , Headpiece , Morion , Sallet , and Illust. of Beaver .

2. (Her.) The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form.

3. A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a protection from the heat of the sun.

4. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc. ; as: (a) (Chemistry) The upper part of a retort. Boyle. (b) (Botany) The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon. (c) (Zoology) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.

Helmet beetle (Zoology) , a leaf- eating beetle of the family Chrysomelidæ , having a short, broad, and flattened body. Many species are known. -- Helmet shell (Zoology) , one of many species of tropical marine univalve shells belonging to Cassis and allied genera. Many of them are large and handsome; several are used for cutting as cameos, and hence are called cameo shells . See King conch . -- Helmet shrike (Zoology) , an African wood shrike of the genus Prionodon , having a large crest.

Helmet-shaped adjective Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate .

Helmeted adjective Wearing a helmet; furnished with or having a helmet or helmet-shaped part; galeate.

Helminth noun [ Greek ..., ..., a worm.] (Zoology) An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the Helminthes.

Helminthagogue noun [ Greek ... a worm + ... to drive.] (Medicine) A vermifuge.

Helminthes noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., a worm.] (Zoology) One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes , Enthelmintha .

» The following classes are included, with others of less importance: Cestoidea (tapeworms), Trematodea (flukes, etc.), Turbellaria (planarians), Acanthocephala (thornheads), Nematoidea (roundworms, trichina, gordius), Nemertina (nemerteans). See Plathelminthes , and Nemathelminthes .

Helminthiasis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... to suffer from worms, from ..., ..., a worm.] (Medicine) A disease in which worms are present in some part of the body.