hey
An exclamation to get attention.
Interjection 4 meanings
An exclamation to get attention.
“Hey, look at this!”
A protest or reprimand.
“Hey! Stop that!”
An expression of surprise.
“Hey! This is new!”
An informal greeting, similar to hi.
“Hey! How's it going?”
Verb 1 meaning
To greet with a "hey"
Noun 1 meaning
A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.
Etymology
From Middle English hey, hei, also without h- in ey, from Old English *hē, ēa (interjection), attested as first element in hēlā, ēalā (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”).
Similar and opposite words
HEY at a glance
HEY has 3 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (H 4 + E 1 + Y 4) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #752 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with hey
All rhymes- THEY10
- WHEY13
- HEADACHEY21
One letter away
- HER6
- KEY10
- HES6
- HAY9
- HEH9
- HEN6
- BEY8
- HEX13
- HEM8
- HET6
- HOY9
- DEY7
- FEY9
- LEY6
- HEP8
- HEW9
- WEY9
- SEY6
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