(historical, Ancient Greece) A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs. / A serf; a slave.

The handle or haft of a tool or weapon. / A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.

(transitive) To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.

A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.

Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period. / Of or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).

The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 B.C.E.) to the present Modern Greek.

(physics) The liquified form of helium that does not solidify even at absolute zero; it shows unusual properties, such as superfluidity, due to quantum effects.

(mildly vulgar, slang) An intensive form of what. / (mildly vulgar, slang) Indicating acceptance, indulgence, or insouciance: Why not? Who cares?

(idiomatic, management) A payment offered to an employee as an inducement to join, especially if currently working for a competitor.

(US, Australia) All over the place; every which way.