helve
Plural: helves
Noun
- the handle of a weapon or tool
- The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
- A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
Verb
Verb Forms: helved, helving, helves
- To furnish a tool, like an axe, with a handle.
- To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.
Examples
- He tried to HELVE his letters into a coherent word, but they remained stubbornly disparate.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English helfe, helve; from Old English hielfe, from Proto-Germanic *halbiją. Probably cognate to English half, although Etymonline claims relation from halter and helm.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
helve: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhelve: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
helve: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
helve: valid Words With Friends Word