Words that rhyme with whelm

  • elm
    n 1: any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees [syn: elm, elm tree] 2: hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture [syn: elm, elmwood]
  • film
    n 1: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick] 2: a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" [syn: film, cinema, celluloid] 3: photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies [syn: film, photographic film] 4: a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust" 5: a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things [syn: film, plastic film] v 1: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" [syn: film, shoot, take] 2: record in film; "The coronation was filmed"
  • helm
    n 1: steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered 2: a position of leadership; "the President is at the helm of the Ship of State" v 1: be at or take the helm of; "helm the ship"
  • microfilm
    n 1: film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material v 1: record on microfilm
  • overwhelm
    v 1: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake] 2: charge someone with too many tasks [syn: overwhelm, deluge, flood out] 3: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: submerge, drown, overwhelm] 4: overcome by superior force [syn: overpower, overmaster, overwhelm]
  • realm
    n 1: a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" [syn: kingdom, land, realm] 2: the domain ruled by a king or queen [syn: kingdom, realm] 3: a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult" [syn: region, realm]
  • anselm
    n 1: an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God [syn: Anselm, Saint Anselm, St. Anselm]
  • bellm
  • hjelm
  • underwhelm
  • kelm
  • hulme
  • ulm

See also whelm definition and whelm synonyms