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Definition: Halm |
HalmNoun1. Stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: HalmSynonym: haulm (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Halm |
| Etymologies containing "halm": Calumet. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Halm" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (blade, stalk, stem), German (blade, haulm, spear, stalk, stem, straw), Swedish (litter, straw). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table summarizes the usage of "halm" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Halm | Last name | 300 | 23,775 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
halm | 5 |
halm jet press | 4 |
martin halm | 3 |
halm jet | 2 |
halm industry | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "halm"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | Ñлама (chaff, straw), шума (foliage, haulm, leaf). (various references) | |
Czech | stéblo (blade, haulm, stem). (various references) | |
Hungarian | fûszál (haulm). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | almhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | haste (arbor, bar, bind, bine, extender, fish rod, handle, haulm, plunger, rod, scape, spindle, sprue, stalk, stem, stock, stud, wattle), pátio de entrada (forefather), caule de cereais, cana (cane, cannon bone, fishing rod, giant reed, haulm, reed, shank, stalk). (various references) | |
Romanian | tuleu (haulm). (various references) | |
Russian | ботва (haulm). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | stabljika (haulm, shank, stalk, stem, stipe). (various references) | |
Turkish | sap (butt, cauline, grip, haft, handgrip, handhold, handle, haulm, helve, hilt, lug, nut, peduncle, scape, shaft, shank, stag, stalk, stem, stick, Stipe, stock), saman (chaff, fodder, haulm, hay, straw). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | thân cây (haulm). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "halm": halma, halmas, halms. (additional references) | |
Words containing "halm": exophthalmic, exophthalmos, exophthalmoses, exophthalmus, exophthalmuses, ophthalmia, ophthalmias, ophthalmic, ophthalmologic, ophthalmological, ophthalmologically, ophthalmologies, ophthalmologist, ophthalmologists, ophthalmology, ophthalmoscope, ophthalmoscopes, ophthalmoscopic, ophthalmoscopies, ophthalmoscopy, xerophthalmia, xerophthalmias, xerophthalmic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "halm" (pronounced hÄ"m) |
| 2 | -Ä" m | aplomb, balm, becalm, bomb, calm, Dom, embalm, Malm, Mom, Nom, palm, pogrom, prom, rom, salaam, som, Tom, Yom. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-l-m" | |
-1 letter: ham, lam. | |
-2 letters: ah, al, am, ha, hm, la, ma. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-l-m" | |
+1 letter: almah, almeh, halma, halms, hamal, haulm, hemal. | |
+2 letters: almahs, almehs, chimla, fulham, haemal, halmas, hamals, hamaul, hamlet, hammal, hamuli, haulms, haulmy, hiemal, hymnal, lamedh, maltha, mollah, moolah, mullah, shalom. | |
+3 letters: alchemy, alchymy, armhole, camphol, chasmal, chimlas, chlamys, fulhams, galumph, halidom, hamauls, hamlets, hammals, hammily, hamular, hamulus, harmful, hematal, hemiola, humanly, humeral, humoral, hymenal, hymnals, lamedhs, lehayim, malthas, manhole, marshal, mochila, mohalim, mollahs, moolahs, mullahs, nymphal, omphali, schmalz, shaloms, shamble, shmaltz, thalami, thermal. | |
+4 letters: alchemic, almighty, amphoral, armholes, bechamel, camphols, chemical, chiasmal, chiliasm, chloasma, chrismal, fishmeal, galumphs, haematal, halftime, halidome, halidoms, hallmark, halutzim, hamulate, hamulose, hamulous, handloom, harmless, haulmier, headlamp, helmsman, helpmate, hemiolas, hemiolia, hologamy, hologram, homeland, hormonal, hotelman, humanely, humerals, hummable, hymeneal, hymenial, inchmeal, lechayim, lehayims, lithemia, logomach, lymphoma, malihini, manholes, marshall, marshals, megalith, megillah, methanol, methylal, mochilas, monachal, mothball, mythical, omphalos, pamphlet, phallism, polymath, qualmish, schmaltz, schmalzy, shamable, shambled, shambles, shameful, sheqalim, shmaltzy, smallish, thalamic, thalamus, thallium, thermals, thraldom, whaleman, whalemen, wheelman. | |
+5 letters: alchemies, alchemist, alchemize, alchymies, algorithm, allomorph, almshouse, amphibole, amphiboly, ashamedly, asphaltum, azimuthal, beamishly, bechamels, blaspheme, blasphemy, chalutzim, chameleon, chamomile, champleve, charmless, chemicals, chiliasms, chlamydes, chlamydia, chlamyses, clamshell, ephemeral, ethmoidal, fishmeals, flashlamp, galumphed, goalmouth, hailstorm, halftimes, halidomes, hallmarks, handlooms, harmfully, haulmiest, headlamps, helpmates, hemelytra, hemiolias, holograms, homelands, homicidal, homoplasy, homopolar, humanlike, humiliate, hymeneals, inhumanly, lachrymal, lagomorph, lamplight, lampshell, lanthanum, lathyrism, lechayims, lithemias, loathsome, logarithm, logomachs, logomachy, lunchmeat, lymphatic, lymphomas, mahlstick, malachite, malathion, malihinis, manhandle, mannishly, marchlike, marshalcy, marshaled, marshalls, marshland, matchable, matchless, matchlock, mawkishly, meanwhile, megaliths, megillahs, melphalan, methanols, methylals, methylase, methylate, milkshake, mishandle, monarchal, mothballs, mullahism, multipath, nemophila, nymphalid, ohmically, pamphlets, phallisms, polymaths, polymathy, schmaltzy, schmalzes, schoolman, shambling, shambolic, shameless, shmaltzes, tallithim, thalliums, thermally, thraldoms, thralldom, thumbnail, triumphal, wheelsman, whimsical. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 61 6C 6D |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).... .- .-.. -- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01100001 01101100 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H a l m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0061 006C 006D |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)42677879 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Names: Frequency 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Derivations | 9. Rhymes 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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