Scuttle
11scuttle — [[t]skʌ̱t(ə)l[/t]] scuttles, scuttling, scuttled 1) VERB When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps. [V adv/prep] Two very small children scuttled away in front of them... [V adv/prep] Crabs scuttle… …
12scuttle — I UK [ˈskʌt(ə)l] / US verb Word forms scuttle : present tense I/you/we/they scuttle he/she/it scuttles present participle scuttling past tense scuttled past participle scuttled 1) [intransitive] to run somewhere with short quick steps scuttle… …
13scuttle — English has three distinct words scuttle. The oldest, ‘large container’ [15] (now mainly encountered in coal scuttle), was borrowed from Old Norse skutill, which goes back ultimately to Latin scutella ‘tray, salver’ (from which English also gets… …
14scuttle — English has three distinct words scuttle. The oldest, ‘large container’ [15] (now mainly encountered in coal scuttle), was borrowed from Old Norse skutill, which goes back ultimately to Latin scutella ‘tray, salver’ (from which English also gets… …
15scuttle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Scuttle is used after these nouns: ↑coal {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Scuttle is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑rat, ↑spider Scuttle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ship …
16scuttle — scut|tle1 [ˈskʌtl] v [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from scud + shuttle] [Sense: 2,3; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: scuttle opening in the side of a ship (15 21 centuries), probably from Old Spanish escotilla] 1.) [I always +… …
17scuttle — {{11}}scuttle (n.) bucket, O.E. scutel dish, platter, from L. scutella serving platter, dim. of scutra flat tray, dish, perhaps related to scutum shield (see HIDE (Cf. hide) (n.1)). A common Gmc. borrowing from Latin (Cf. O.N. skutill, M.Du …
18scuttle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scutel, from Latin scutella drinking bowl, tray, diminutive of scutra platter Date: 15th century 1. a shallow open basket for carrying something (as grain or garden produce) 2. a metal pail that usually has a… …
19scuttle — scut|tle1 [ skʌtl ] verb 1. ) transitive to make a plan, agreement, attempt, etc. fail or stop 2. ) transitive to sink a ship by making holes in the bottom 3. ) intransitive to run somewhere with short quick steps scuttle scut|tle 2 [ skʌtl ]… …
20scuttle — I. /ˈskʌtl / (say skutl) noun 1. a coalscuttle; a coal hod. 2. a large basket. {Middle English and Old English scutel, originally, a dish or platter, from Latin scutella} II. /ˈskʌtl / (say skutl) verb (i) (scuttled, scuttling) 1. to run (off,… …
