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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uphelm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
up-helm
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put the helm to windward.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From up- + helm.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

uphelms (present, singular) uphelming (participle, present) uphelmed (participle, past) uphelmed (past)

Rhymes With

at the helm behelm unwhelm

Questions

What does uphelm mean?
To put the helm to windward.
Where does uphelm come from?
From up- + helm.

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