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how the heck — how/what/who etc the heck spoken phrase used for emphasizing a question What the heck are we going to do? Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: heck … Useful english dictionary
heck — [ hek ] interjection INFORMAL used for showing that you are annoyed or surprised a/one heck of a SPOKEN used for emphasizing what you are saying: It was a heck of a decision to have to make. how/what/who etc. the heck SPOKEN used for emphasizing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heck — [[t]he̱k[/t]] 1) EXCLAM (feelings) People sometimes say heck! when they are slightly irritated or surprised. [INFORMAL] Heck, if you don t like it, don t vote for him... Oh, heck. What can I write about? 2) PHRASE: PHR n (emphasis) People use a… … English dictionary
heck — heck1 [hek] interjection informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: hell] 1.) used to show that you are annoyed or to emphasize what you are saying ▪ Oh heck! I ve lost my keys! ▪ Do you believe him? Heck, no. 2.) did he heck/will it heck etc BrE used to … Dictionary of contemporary English
heck — interjection informal 1 used to show that you are annoyed or to emphasize something you are saying: Oh heck! I ve lost my keys! | a heck of a lot: a heck of a lot of money | where/how/who etc the heck: Where the heck are we? 2 what the heck!… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
heck — UK [hek] / US interjection informal used for showing that you are annoyed or surprised • a/one heck of a spoken used for emphasizing what you are saying It was a heck of a decision to have to make. how/what/who etc the heck spoken used for… … English dictionary
who the heck — how/what/who etc the heck spoken phrase used for emphasizing a question What the heck are we going to do? Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: heck … Useful english dictionary
what the heck — how/what/who etc the heck spoken phrase used for emphasizing a question What the heck are we going to do? Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: heck … Useful english dictionary
heckuva — heck|u|va [ hekəvə ] AMERICAN INFORMAL a way of writing HECK of a that shows how it sounds in informal conversation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
List of To Kill a Mockingbird characters — To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1960 novel by American Author Harper Lee. It is often considered a great work of American literature, and is widely read in high school English and literature classes. The novel is set in the fictional Maycomb County,… … Wikipedia
