Synonyms for helve

Most common

handle · shaft · stale · heft

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.

Forms

Plural

helves → handles, shafts, hefts, stales…

Example sentences

• handle Some men can't handle women in positions of power.
• shaft From here, you can look down the elevator shaft.
• stale Ziri discovered that the birdseed had gone stale.
• heft The heft of the titanium cube was unmatched.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

heft¹

5 letters

shaft¹, stale¹

6 letters

handle²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (handle² = 2 syllables).