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Perfectly ordered disorder designed with a helter-skelter magnificence.
Emily Carr

Meaning of "helter-skelter" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HELTER-SKELTER

Probably of imitative origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HELTER-SKELTER

helter-skelter  [ˈhɛltəˈskɛltə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELTER-SKELTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Helter-Skelter can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HELTER-SKELTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter or Helter-skelter, originally meaning confused or disorderly haste, may also refer to...

Definition of helter-skelter in the English dictionary

The first definition of helter-skelter in the dictionary is haphazard or carelessly hurried. Other definition of helter-skelter is in a helter-skelter manner. Helter-Skelter is also a high spiral slide, as at a fairground.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELTER-SKELTER


backvelder
ˈbækˌfɛltə
belter
ˈbɛltə
delta
ˈdɛltə
felter
ˈfɛltə
kelter
ˈkɛltə
pelta
ˈpɛltə
Shelta
ˈʃɛltə
shelter
ˈʃɛltə
skelter
ˈskɛltə
smelter
ˈsmɛltə
spelter
ˈspɛltə
swelter
ˈswɛltə
welter
ˈwɛltə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELTER-SKELTER

help screens
helpable
helper
helper T-cell
helpful
helpfully
helpfulness
helping
helping hand
helpless
helplessly
helplessness
helpline
Helpmann
helpmate
helpmeet
Helsingborg
Helsingfors
Helsinki
helve

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELTER-SKELTER

air filter
air-raid shelter
Anderson shelter
bomb shelter
bus shelter
consulter
coulter
enshelter
fallout shelter
filter
halter
homeless shelter
inshelter
melter
night shelter
oil filter
pelter
salter
tax shelter
Walter

Synonyms and antonyms of helter-skelter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HELTER-SKELTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «helter-skelter» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of helter-skelter

Translation of «helter-skelter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELTER-SKELTER

Find out the translation of helter-skelter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of helter-skelter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «helter-skelter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atropelladamente
570 millions of speakers

English

helter-skelter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किसी न किसी प्रकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شذر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

врассыпную
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confusamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশৃঙ্খল ভিড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à la débandade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Helter-skelter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hals über Kopf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

慌てて
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

당황
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Helter-skelter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hôn loạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவசர-அவசரமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इतस्तत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

apar topar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disordine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łapu - capu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

врозтіч
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

talmeș - balmeș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φύρδην - μίγδην
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

holderdebolder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

huller om buller
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hulter til bulter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of helter-skelter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELTER-SKELTER»

The term «helter-skelter» is regularly used and occupies the 68.363 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELTER-SKELTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about helter-skelter

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QUOTES WITH «HELTER-SKELTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word helter-skelter.
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Emily Carr
Perfectly ordered disorder designed with a helter-skelter magnificence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELTER-SKELTER»

Discover the use of helter-skelter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to helter-skelter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Vincent Bugliosi was the prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial, and this book is his enthralling account of how he built his case from what a defense attorney dismissed as only "two fingerprints and Vince Bugliosi.
Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry, 2001
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
The prosecutor of the Tate-LaBianca trials presents a perceptive study of Charles Manson, his followers, and the murders
Vincent Bugliosi, 1994
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
The inside story behind the Manson killings explains how Charles Manson was able to make his "family" murder for him, chronicles the investigation, and describes in detail the court trial that brought him and his accomplices to justice.
Vincent Bugliosi, 1974
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Helter Skelter: Tales of Horror
The end of the world is near in "Helter Skelter." Zombies, vampires, and homicidal maniacs run riot across America in these shocking horror short stories.
Bryan Cassiday, 2011
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Helter Skelter
Super-model Ririko has been at the top of her game for what seems like an eternity, at least for the modelling world.
Kyōko Okazaki, 2013
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Helter Skelter
After learning that her property developer husband has been cheating, Vanessa feels her life spiralling out of control, Until strong arms from her past reach out to catch her.
Della Galton, 2007
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Helter Skelter: Part 2 of the Triskell Story
Helter Skelter, Part 2 of the Triskell Story, is a mystery thriller.
Des Sheridan, 2013
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Columbo: The Helter Skelter Murders
When the wife of a wealthy store owner and her lover are murdered, Columbo fears that another round of Manson murders is beginning, and despite findings that have already implicated a suspect, the detective knows the worst is yet to come
William Harrington, 1995
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Charles Manson: Helter Skelter and Beyond
Charles Manson - Helter Skelter and Beyond is a biography of Charles Manson, the infamous convict charged with murder and conspiracy to murder in the late 1960's.
Biographiq, 2008
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The Long Prison Journey of Leslie Van Houten: Life Beyond ...
fluences, they surely could have subliminally supported his impulses to exercise mind control, and to act violently without conscience when he saw evidence that the Armageddon he called Helter Skelter was coming down. As he interpreted ...
Karlene Faith, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELTER-SKELTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term helter-skelter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Carolinas lack oversight of ziplines, swings - The Greenville News
“This is not a knee-jerk reaction, it will not be helter-skelter. It will be a well-thought-out, well planned endeavor, so we will come out with real ... «Greenville News, Jul 15»
2
Rare or Well-Done - The New York Times
... be long or short, and you're almost startled when he assembles them in, say, quatrains rather than just stitching them together helter-skelter. «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Jeanesville mine fire still months from being out - News - Standard …
They can't just go in helter-skelter and put it out. They have to have a plan.” Clark said environmental officials are nearing completion of drilling ... «Standard Speaker, Jul 15»
4
Page H. Onorato - The Daily Telegram
... trays and cookie sheets and platters that all you folks with hard-working kitchens have, mine all get stuffed helter-skelter in my one tall cabinet ... «The Daily Telegram, Jul 15»
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The kitchen will not let you forget | The-Dispatch.com
... trays and cookie sheets and platters that all you folks with hard-working kitchens have, mine all get stuffed helter-skelter in my one tall cabinet ... «Lexington Dispatch, Jul 15»
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allAfrica.com: Ghana: Youth 'Imprison' Chief in Mining Pit
Elders of the Chief, Mr. Owusu continued, also ran helter-skelter from the rampaging youth. According to the Journalist, it was until the following ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
A few tricks can trigger memory
Even an organized person can feel like their brain has stored information as if it were dumped helter-skelter into a box without a filing system. «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
8
Ireland on a roll as lethal Balbirnie wallops the US
Ireland were helped by the Americans bowling five no balls - four of them in the last four overs - which result in free-hits in the helter-skelter of ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
RWC Scout: SBW on Burgess, All Blacks ad
They were satisfied to have rattled the world champions, closing within six points in a helter-skelter final quarter. But there was regret they ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
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Myles Turner, Joe Young Having Impressive Week at the Orlando …
“We don't want to go helter-skelter,” Burke said. “But get it up quick and get into our stuff quick. Look to score in the first eight seconds. «8 Points, 9 Seconds, Jul 15»

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