helter-skelter
11Helter Skelter — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Helter Skelter (homonymie). Blackbird Chanson par The Beatles extrait de l’album The Beatles …
12helter-skelter — 1. if you do something helter skelter, you do it very quickly and without organization. We all ran helter skelter down the stairs as soon as the alarm sounded. 2. helter skelter if you do something helter skelter, you do it very quickly and… …
13helter-skelter — {adv.} 1. At a fast speed, but in confusion. * /The hatted ball broke Mr. Jones s window, and the boys ran away helter skelter./ * /When the bell rang, the pupils ran helter skelter out of the door./ 2. In a confusing group; in disorder. * /The… …
14helter-skelter — {adv.} 1. At a fast speed, but in confusion. * /The hatted ball broke Mr. Jones s window, and the boys ran away helter skelter./ * /When the bell rang, the pupils ran helter skelter out of the door./ 2. In a confusing group; in disorder. * /The… …
15helter-skelter — /hel teuhr skel teuhr/, adv. 1. in headlong and disorderly haste: The children ran helter skelter all over the house. 2. in a haphazard manner; without regard for order: Clothes were scattered helter skelter about the room. adj. 3. carelessly… …
16helter-skelter — adv 1. At a fast speed, but in confusion. The hatted ball broke Mr. Jones s window, and the boys ran away helter skelter. When the bell rang, the pupils ran helter skelter out of the door. 2. In a confusing group; in disorder. The movers piled… …
17helter-skelter — [[t]he̱ltə(r) ske̱ltə(r)[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n You use helter skelter to describe something that is hurried and disorganized, especially when things happen very quickly, one after the other. He now faces another crisis in his helter skelter existence.… …
18helter-skelter — hel|ter skel|ter1 [ˌheltə ˈskeltə US ˌheltər ˈskeltər] adv done quickly, in a disorganized way ▪ He ran helter skelter down the slope. helter skelter 2 helter skelter2 n BrE a tall structure in a ↑fairground which you sit on at the top and slide… …
19helter-skelter — I UK [ˌheltə(r) ˈskeltə(r)] / US [ˌheltər ˈskeltər] adjective, adverb in a hurry and without planning or organization II UK [ˌheltə(r) ˈskeltə(r)] / US [ˌheltər ˈskeltər] noun [countable] Word forms helter skelter : singular helter skelter plural …
20helter-skelter — I. adverb Etymology: perhaps from Middle English skelten to come, go Date: 1593 1. in undue haste, confusion, or disorder < ran helter skelter, getting in each other s way F. V. W. Mason > 2. in a haphazard manner II. noun Date: 1713 …
