Scuttle word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "scuttle" word
[noun] container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
[verb] to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground."
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\Scut"tle\, v. i. [For scuddle, fr. scud.] To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle. With the first dawn of day, old Janet was scuttling about the house to wake the baron. --Sir W. Scott.
\Scut"tle\, n. A quick pace; a short run. --Spectator.
\Scut"tle\, n. [OF. escoutille, F. ['e]scoutille, cf. Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp. escoter to cut a thing so as to make it fit, to hollow a garment about the neck, perhaps originally, to cut a bosom-shaped piece out, and of Teutonic origin; cf. D. schoot lap, bosom, G. schoss, Goth. skauts the hem of a garnment. Cf. {Sheet} an expanse.] 1. A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished with a lid. Specifically:
(a) (Naut.) A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship.
(b) An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid. 2. The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a roof, wall, or the like. {Scuttle butt}, or {Scuttle cask} (Naut.), a butt or cask with a large hole in it, used to contain the fresh water for daily use in a ship.
\Scut"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scuttled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scuttling}.] 1. To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose. 2. To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to scuttle a ship.
Synonyms for scuttle
coal scuttle, hatchway, opening, scamper, scurry, skitter
See also: container | entrance | entranceway | entree | entry | entryway | escape hatch | hatch | run |
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Let's analyse "scuttle" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: ELTTUCS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1885 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
scuttle: 3 + 5 = 8, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight. |
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