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Synonyms of helmet

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Another word for helmet is head. Other synonyms of helmet are brain bucket, helm, bell-end, cockhead and cue ball.

Synonyms and similar words for helmet

nounA hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.

  • brain bucket humorousA protective helmet, as worn, for example, by a motorcyclist, bicyclist, or soldier in combat.
  • helm archaic, poeticA helmet.

nounThe glans penis.

Meaning of helmet

  1. noun A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
  2. noun The upper part of a chemist's retort.
  3. noun The hood-shaped upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.

Full definition of helmet

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Questions about synonyms of helmet

What is another word for helmet?
Helmet has 18 synonyms on Word.ws, such as head, brain bucket, helm, bell-end, cockhead, cue ball, dickhead and dome.
What does helmet mean?
Helmet means a hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: helmet (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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