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English noun: scuttle

1. scuttle (artifact) container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire


Synonymscoal scuttle


Broader (hypernym)container

2. scuttle (artifact) an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship


Synonymshatchway, opening


Broader (hypernym)entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway


Narrower (hyponym)escape hatch


Part holonymhatch


English verb: scuttle

1. scuttle (motion) to move about or proceed hurriedly


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


Synonymsscamper, scurry, skitter


Pattern of useSomebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)run


Narrower (hyponym)crab









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