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helmet
noun
a
hard
protective
covering
worn
on
the
head
to
prevent
injury
•
Before
riding
his
bicycle
,
Tom
fastened
his
helmet
securely
.
Before
riding
his
bicycle
,
Tom
fastened
his
helmet
securely
.
•
The
construction
worker
lifted
his
helmet
to
wipe
away
sweat
.
The
construction
worker
lifted
his
helmet
to
wipe
away
sweat
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
‘
helmet
’ (
diminutive
of
helm
),
originally
meaning
a
small
protective
head
covering
.
noun
the
hood-like
,
dome-shaped
part
of
certain
flowers
formed
by
a
curved
petal
or
group
of
petals
•
The
orchid
’
s
purple
helmet
curved
over
the
pollen
inside
.
The
orchid
’
s
purple
helmet
curved
over
the
pollen
inside
.
•
Botanists
explained
that
the
flower
’
s
helmet
attracts
bees
.
Botanists
explained
that
the
flower
’
s
helmet
attracts
bees
.
Extended
sense
from
the
protective
headgear
,
dating
to
the
18th
century
in
botanical
Latin
when
the
curved
petal
was
likened
to
a
soldier
’
s
helmet
.
overwhelming
adjective
extremely
large
or
powerful
,
making
something
hard
to
fight
against
or
handle
.
•
The
small
village
received
an
overwhelming
amount
of
help
after
the
flood
.
The
small
village
received
an
overwhelming
amount
of
help
after
the
flood
.
•
Our
basketball
team
suffered
an
overwhelming
defeat
,
losing
by
fifty
points
.
Our
basketball
team
suffered
an
overwhelming
defeat
,
losing
by
fifty
points
.
Present-participle
adjective
from
the
verb
“
overwhelm
,”
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
14th
century
,
from
over-
+
Middle
English
*whelmen*
“
to
turn
upside
down
,
submerge
.”
adjective
causing
very
strong
feelings
that
are
difficult
to
control
or
cope
with
.
•
She
felt
an
overwhelming
sense
of
relief
when
the
doctor
said
her
child
was
healthy
.
She
felt
an
overwhelming
sense
of
relief
when
the
doctor
said
her
child
was
healthy
.
•
The
beauty
of
the
sunset
over
the
canyon
was
overwhelming
.
The
beauty
of
the
sunset
over
the
canyon
was
overwhelming
.
Same
historical
origin
as
the
primary
sense
,
derived
from
the
verb
“
overwhelm
,”
but
used
figuratively
for
emotions
from
the
late
17th
century
.