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scuttle

noun

1 scuttle

Container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire.

synonym: coal scuttle.

Roget 191: receptacle; inclosure etc. 232; recipient, receiver, reservatory.    compartment; cell, cellule; follicle; hole, corner, niche, ... show more

Dutch: emmer

2 scuttle

An entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship.

synonyms: hatchway, opening.

Dutch: luikopening, laadhoofd

verb

1 scuttle

To move about or proceed hurriedly.

synonyms: scamper, scurry, skitter.

Roget 162: be destroyed &c.; perish; fall to the ground; tumble, topple; go to pieces, fall to pieces; break up; crumble to dust; go to the dogs, go to the wall, go to smash, go to shivers, ... show more

Roget 274: move quickly, trip, fisk; speed, hie, hasten, post, spank, scuttle; scud, scuddle; scour, scour the plain; scamper; ... show more

Dutch: snellen


Moby thesaurus: French door, KO, amble, archway, back door, back out, bankrupt, barge, barway, be lost, boggle, bolt, bowl along, break, bulkhead, bundle, burst, burst of speed, bust, bustle ... show more.

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