[hel-ter-skel-ter] 
| 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. |
| 3. | carelessly hurried; confused: They ran in a mad, helter-skelter fashion for the exits. |
| 4. | disorderly; haphazard: Books and papers were scattered on the desk in a helter-skelter manner. |
| 5. | tumultuous disorder; confusion. |
