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Word entry · 4 letters

heck

Best crossword clue

"Mild oath"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /hɛk/Sorted cehkStarts with HEnds with K1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Heck is a word used instead of the swear word "hell".

Word origin

Late 19th century, originally dialectal northern English, from a euphemistic alteration of hell.

Used in a sentence

  • “Heck, what did I expect? It's too muddy out to go biking today.”
  • “You can go to heck as far as I'm concerned.”
  • “"And the railway industry needs a heck of a lot of people to be up-skilled," notes Darroch.”

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01“Mild oath”4 letters

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