helm
helms; helmed; helming
The person at the helm is the person in charge, and if you happen to be at sea, that person is the one steering the boat with a device called a helm, the mechanism that keeps the boat on course.
When someone takes over from someone else — as when a newly elected official takes office, or when a company appoints a new head — you would say that new person has taken the helm. But if you're going to take the helm or be at the helm, you can't have an empty boat. There's got to be a group in there with you that you're taking the helm for, guiding them all.
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steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
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wheel
a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
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steering mechanism, steering system
a mechanism by which something is steered (especially a motor vehicle)
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wheel
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a position of leadership“the President is at the helm of the Ship of State”
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leadership, leading
the activity of leading
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leadership, leading
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be at or take the helm of“helm the ship”
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channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
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channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
Vocabulary lists containing helm
David Crosby — American singer, guitarist, and songwriter — was a founding band member of the Byrds as well as Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN), and also embarked on a solo career. Crosby, as part of CSN, won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1969. Twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Byrds and CSN, Crosby also became a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. As a member of the Byrds, CSN, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and later as a solo artist, Crosby's six-decade career created songs that resonated with more than three generations of folk rock fans. This tribute highlights Crosby's career through song lyrics and news articles.
Based on the true story of the settlement of Jamestown, this novel follows twelve-year-old Samuel Collier as he goes from being an orphan on the streets of London to the page of Captain John Smith on his journey to the New World.
This novel is a fictionalized biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, a mathematical genius who begins work as an indentured servant on a ship before becoming a captain and celebrated navigator.
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