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skelter

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. skelter (verb)
  2. helter-skelter (adverb)
  3. helter-skelter (noun)
  4. helter-skelter (adjective)

skel·ter

verb \ˈskel-tər\
skel·teredskel·ter·ing\-t(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of SKELTER

intransitive verb
: scurry

Origin of SKELTER

from -skelter (in helter-skelter)
First Known Use: 1852

Rhymes with SKELTER

belter, melter, pelter, shelter, smelter, spelter, swelter, welter

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