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heck | workaround |

As a proper noun heck

is a hardy breed of domestic cattle, the result of an attempt to breed back the extinct aurochs from modern aurochs-derived cattle in the 1920s and 1930s.

As a noun workaround is

a means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of laws, regulations, or constraints.

heck

English

(wikipedia heck)

Etymology 1

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (euphemistic) Hell.
  • What the heck are you doing?

    Noun

    (-)
  • (euphemistic) Hell.
  • You can go to heck as far as I'm concerned.
    Synonyms
    * See under hell.
    Derived terms
    * oh my heck

    Etymology 2

    See .

    Alternative forms

    * hack

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The bolt or latch of a door.
  • A rack for cattle to feed at.
  • A door, especially one partly of latticework.
  • (Halliwell)
  • A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
  • (weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine.
  • A bend or winding of a stream.
  • workaround

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia workaround) (en noun)
  • A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of laws, regulations, or constraints.
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  • (computing) A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows the user to continue working until a better solution can be provided; a kluge.
  • (project management) An impromptu and temporary response to an unforeseen problem or risk.
  • See also

    * kludge * kluge * quick fix * stopgap