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"word": "take the helm"
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"word": "weather helm"
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"etymology_text": "The noun is derived from Middle English helm, helme (“tiller of a ship”), from Old English helma (“helm, tiller”), from Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle; helm, tiller”), either from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”) or from the same source as haulm and helm (“bentgrass, straw”) (see below), Proto-Indo-European *ḱélh₂-m(on)- (“reed, hollow stalk”), one form of which then developed a specialized meaning “handle” in Germanic.\nThe verb is derived from the noun.\ncognates\n* German Holm (“beam”)\n* Old Norse hjálm",
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"The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel."
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[
"tiller",
"tiller#Noun"
],
[
"large",
"large#Adjective"
],
[
"ship",
"ship#Noun"
],
[
"wheel",
"wheel#Noun"
],
[
"used",
"use#Verb"
],
[
"control",
"control#Verb"
],
[
"rudder",
"rudder#Noun"
],
[
"marine",
"marine#Adjective"
],
[
"vessel",
"vessel#Noun"
],
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[
"steering",
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"(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel."
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"transport"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "daffa",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "دَفَّة"
},
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ġek",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"word": "ղեկ"
},
{
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"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "timón"
},
{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "šturvál",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "штурва́л"
},
{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "styrnó",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "стырно́"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kormílo",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "корми́ло"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šturvál",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "щурва́л"
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{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "timó"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "duò",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"word": "舵"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"word": "舵輪"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "duòlún",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"word": "舵轮"
},
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"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kormidlo"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ror"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "helmstok"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"word": "ruori"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "barre"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "temón"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leme"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Ruder"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Steuer"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Steuerruder"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Steuerung"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pidálio",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "πηδάλιο"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pēdálion",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "πηδάλιον"
},
{
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "galgal hege",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "גַּלְגַל הֶגֶה"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hegeh",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "הֶגֶה"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "yadit hege",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "יָדִית הֶגֶה"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"word": "kormány"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "halmadóir"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "timone"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"alt": "だりん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "darin",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"word": "舵輪"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"alt": "かじ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kaji",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"word": "舵"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ki",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"word": "키"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"alt": "舵",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ta",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"word": "타"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"alt": "舵輪",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "taryun",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"word": "타륜"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gubernāculum"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "kormilo",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "кормило"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "cukkāṉ",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"word": "ചുക്കാൻ"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ror"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ror"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Scheppstia"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ster"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "timão"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cârmă"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "timonă"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "ru",
"english": "dated or poetic",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kormílo",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "корми́ло"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šturvál",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "штурва́л"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "failm"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "falmadair"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "stiùir"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"neuter"
],
"word": "ко̀рмило"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"neuter"
],
"word": "kòrmilo"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kormidlo"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "krma"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; entire steering apparatus of a vessel",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "krmilo"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 3 5 23 1 5",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"masculine"
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"neuter"
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},
{
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{
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"neuter"
],
"word": "кермо́"
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{
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"neuter"
],
"word": "корми́ло"
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"neuter"
],
"word": "стерно́"
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{
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"masculine"
],
"word": "штурва́л"
}
]
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"name": "Nautical",
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],
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"word": "ruorin käyttö"
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]
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[
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],
[
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[
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],
[
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[
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}
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "рулявы́"
},
{
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "стырнавы́"
},
{
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кормчи́я"
},
{
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"roman": "rulevi",
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"tags": [
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],
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},
{
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"masculine"
],
"word": "щу́рман"
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{
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"roman": "to⁴ sau²",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"word": "舵手"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "duòshǒu",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"word": "舵手"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "styrmand"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "roerganger"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stuurman"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"word": "ruorimies"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "barreur"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "barreuse"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "timonier"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Steuermann"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Steuerfrau"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "timoniere"
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"code": "kk",
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"roman": "şturman",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"word": "штурман"
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{
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"code": "mk",
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"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
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"word": "кормилар"
},
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"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "styrmann"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
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],
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{
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"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
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"ironic"
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"roman": "navigátor",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "навига́тор"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rulevój",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "рулево́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "štúrman",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шту́рман"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "кормѝла̄р"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "kormìlār"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "timonel"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "rorsman"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kermányč",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "керма́нич"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kermovýj",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кермови́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rulʹovýj",
"sense": "member of a vessel’s crew in charge of steering the vessel — see also helmsman, helmswoman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "рульови́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
"code": "uk",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "стернови́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 7 57 9 1 7",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "шту́рман"
}
]
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"tool",
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[
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},
{
"_dis1": "28 2 2 64 2 2",
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}
]
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"text": "the helm of the Commonwealth",
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"ref": "2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 – 1 Birmingham”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2021-04-17",
"text": "[Avram] Grant will be desperate to finish the job of getting West Ham to their first Wembley cup final in 30 years when they meet Birmingham in the second leg at St Andrews on 26 January; though arguably of more pressing concern is whether he will still be at the helm for Saturday's Premier League encounter with Arsenal.",
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{
"ref": "2023 November 25, Richard Waters, John Thornhill, “Tech's philosophical rift over AI”, in FT Weekend, Big Read, page 6",
"text": "But although Altman is now back at the helm, OpenAI's new board has yet to offer a public explanation of what exactly went wrong, or set out what changes it will make to ensure the company is not derailed from its core mission of making computer intelligence safe for humanity. The world is waiting.",
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[
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[
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],
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"code": "bg",
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"neuter"
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{
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"feminine"
],
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{
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"sense": "position of control or leadership",
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"neuter"
],
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{
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"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
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"word": "kippari"
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],
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{
"_dis1": "2 0 1 4 88 6",
"code": "it",
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{
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{
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"_dis1": "2 0 1 4 88 6",
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{
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],
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],
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},
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"neuter"
],
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"text": "\"I wanted to change the world, but I could not even change my underwear,\" sings John Grant at the piano, in a luxuriant baritone croon as thick and healthy as his beard. It’s hard to reconcile the guy who once struggled to so much as put on clean pants back in the bad old days – well-storied, not least through his own songs – with the one warmly and gracefully helming this complex, prestigious production – the penultimate date on a tour of packed concert halls, backed by an orchestra.",
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"neuter"
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"code": "yue",
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "fr",
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"code": "fr",
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"masculine"
],
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"code": "de",
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"code": "de",
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],
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"code": "it",
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"code": "kk",
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"text": "\"I wanted to change the world, but I could not even change my underwear,\" sings John Grant at the piano, in a luxuriant baritone croon as thick and healthy as his beard. It’s hard to reconcile the guy who once struggled to so much as put on clean pants back in the bad old days – well-storied, not least through his own songs – with the one warmly and gracefully helming this complex, prestigious production – the penultimate date on a tour of packed concert halls, backed by an orchestra.",
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"ref": "2023 August 23, Ellie Johnson, “Top prizes on offer at raffle for Railway Benefit Fund”, in RAIL, number 990, page 11",
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"ref": "1583, John Foxe, “Notes Omitted of Them that Were Burnt at Bristol”, in Stephen Reed Cattley, editor, The Acts and Monuments of John Foxe: […], new edition, volume VIII, London: R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside; and sold by L. & G. Seeley, […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 737",
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"word": "levittää"
}
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