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Meaning of "yikes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YIKES

yikes  [ˈjaiks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YIKES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yikes is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES YIKES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of yikes in the English dictionary

The definition of yikes in the dictionary is an expression of surprise, fear, or alarm.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YIKES


morphometrics
ˌmɔːfəʊˈmɛtriks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YIKES

yield
yield point
yield strength
yield stress
yieldable
yieldableness
yielder
yielding
yieldingly
yieldingness
yike
yikker
yill
yin
Yin and Yang
Yinchuan
Yinchwan
yindie

WORDS THAT END LIKE YIKES

ABS brakes
cylikes
dislikes
dukes
Fawkes
Great Lakes
high stakes
jakes
kylikes
Lakes
likes
no great shakes
Parkes
raise the stakes
spikes
stakes
stokes
sweepstakes
wakes
Wilkes

Synonyms and antonyms of yikes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yikes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YIKES

Find out the translation of yikes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yikes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yikes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

让人惊讶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

uff
570 millions of speakers

English

yikes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ओह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ييكيس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Yikes
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Caramba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাবা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

beurk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yikes
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Huch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

む〜
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이궁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yikes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yikes
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அச்சோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Yikes
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zebra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oddio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Jezu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Yikes
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Vai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

yikes
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Yikes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yikes
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yikes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yikes

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YIKES»

The term «yikes» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.205 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YIKES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «yikes» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «yikes» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yikes

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YIKES»

Discover the use of yikes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yikes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Yikes!
A young boy sees such fearsome and exotic creatures as a cobra, gorillas, and crocodiles when he goes on safari.
Robert Florczak, 2003
2
Oh, Yikes!: History's Grossest, Wackiest Moments
Attila the Hun's raw-meat saddle, disgusting medieval jobs, how knights in armor went to the bathroom, and why sailors liked eating in the dark. (Hint: You can't see what's crawling out of your food.) What Joy Masoff did for science in her ...
Joy Masoff, 2006
3
Yikes, It's a Yeti!
Norman thinks his life is brutally boring.
Karen Wallace, 2008
4
Yikes! Wow! Yuck!: Fun Experiments for Your First Science Fair
In addition to an “Official All You Need to Know to Do a Great Science Fair Project” section, a fully-illustrated collection features 25 curriculum-appropriate activities to choose from, plus guidance on how to perform experiments, ...
Elizabeth Snoke Harris, 2008
5
Yikes - Lice!
Rhyming text describes what happens when a family discovers lice in the home and fights against them. Includes factual information about how lice live, spread, and can be eradicated.
Donna Caffey, 2013
6
Ready, Freddy! #7: Yikes Bikes!
Content, humor, characters, and vocabulary are perfect for the chapter-book reader. In this book, Freddy and his classmates participate in a Bike-A-Thon to help raise money for a local animal shelter.
Abby Klein, 2011
7
Chewing Gum in Church: A "Yikes!" Collection
A new Yikes collection of classic, four-panel strips featuring "Sweet" Chubby Cheeks, Kid Medusa, Li'l Bloody, and the rest of the gang is an accessible celebration of their daily routines of cruelty, violence, and poor judgment. Original.
Steven Weissman, 2006
8
Yikes!: Your Body, Up Close!
Presents close-up microscopic photographs of various parts of the human body and explains what they reveal
Mike Janulewicz, 1997
9
Yikes, You Can See My Underpants!: A Mostly True, Entirely ...
He thought he was an ordinary guy, living an ordinary life until one day he discovered that wasn't true. This book relates some of his early adventures and stories that show just how unordinary Frank is.
Francis Treate Hogg, 2011
10
Yikes!!!
In an effort to find the last ingredient for the fuel that will take them back to their own time, twenty-third-century time travelers Tuna and Herby transport themselves to Africa--along with half of TJ's seventh-grade class.
Bill Myers, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YIKES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yikes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Yikes: Cameraman Has Close Call with NASCAR Crash at Daytona
A cameraman at the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race escaped disaster this past weekend at the Daytona International Speedway. While working a camera on a ... «PetaPixel, Jul 15»
2
Yikes: July 4 Weekend To Be The Deadliest In Years
Millions of Americans are planning road trips for the upcoming holiday weekend. If history is any guide, though, hundreds of those travelers won't return home ... «The Car Connection, Jul 15»
3
Yikes! Electric cars bad for environment
(Western Journalism) Vehicles powered by electricity have quickly moved from occupying a fringe segment in the industry to commanding unparalleled attention ... «WND.com, Jun 15»
4
Yikes! A fifth of big stocks in bear market
A young adult male bear watches intently as other bears fish for salmon, as storm clouds build over Katmai National Park, Alaska. Photo by Oliver Scholey, ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
5
Yikes: Woman Accused Of Mutilating The Corpse Of Her Boyfriend's …
To be clear: the ex-girlfriend of Shaynna Sims' boyfriend was already dead from natural causes. But that didn't stop the Tulsa, Okla. resident from paying the ... «io9, Jun 15»
6
Yikes: Zac Stacy looks back on his infamous draft day tweet
FLORHAM PARK, N.J.—On the opening night of the 2015 NFL draft in Chicago, there was no bigger curveball thrown in the first 10 picks than when the St. Louis ... «SI.com, Jun 15»
7
Yikes: Swordfish Impales, Kills Man Who Had Shot It With Speargun
It happened in Hawaii, where a fishing boat captain, Randy Llanes, 47, jumped into the water with a spear gun to shoot a swordfish. After shooting the fish, ... «SportsGrid, May 15»
8
Yikes! The Deadliest — And Safest — Places in the World
Chances are, when you do your research for an upcoming trip, you look up the best restaurants, the best beaches, the nightlight scene, and more. What you ... «Yahoo Travel, May 15»
9
Two days after 'Yikes' tweet, Zac Stacy traded by St. Louis Rams
When St. Louis used the 10th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft on Georgia running back Todd Gurley on Thursday night, Rams running back Zac Stacy tweeted: "Yikes ... «AL.com, May 15»
10
Rams RB who tweeted 'yikes' after draft pick requests trade
St. Louis Rams running back Zac Stacy has requested a trade, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The move comes hours after he tweeted "yikes" when the ... «SB Nation, Apr 15»

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