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scuttle - Dictionary definition and meaning for word scuttle

Definition
(noun) container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire

Synonyms : coal scuttle

Definition
(noun) an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

Synonyms : hatchway , opening

Definition
(verb) to move about or proceed hurriedly

Synonyms : scamper , scurry , skitter

Example Sentence

so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for scuttle

s-cut-tle -->if there happens to be a cut in a ship,it will sink..

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by gatz_funky

scuttle=cutt le,run away from there

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by neerajyadav3

scuttle====scurtle===scurt===skirt===it shud always be in sinking position.....otherwise ..........exposing will be there completely

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by sansan549

SCUTTLE or HUSTLE which are rhyming words, mean, to move around hastily.

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by pushpa_edit

Scuttle <-> Cuttle fish .. Imagine cuttle fish cutting into the ship's bottom and SINKING it ..

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by rahularoradce

think os some shuttle(space shuttle) sinking in water due to its engine failure.....

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by srikanthvarma