scuttles (Meaning)
scuttles
destroy, wreck, a quick shuffling pace, scurry, a small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship large enough to admit a person and with a lid for covering it, a small opening in a wall or roof furnished with a lid, scrap sense 2, to put an end to by a deliberate act, its lid, a metal pail that usually has a bail and a sloped lip and is used especially for carrying coal, a metal pail for carrying coal, a small hole in the side or bottom of a ship fitted with a covering or glazed, a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce), to sink by cutting holes through the bottom or sides, to sink or attempt to sink by making holes through the bottom, a covering that closes a scuttle, a quick scuffing pace, a short swift run, to cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of (a ship), a small opening (as in the deck of a ship or the roof of a house) with a lid or cover
Synonyms & Antonyms of scuttles
Synonyms:
- hustles
- beats it
- barrels
- dashes
- rustles
- courses
- whirls
- rockets
- whisks
- shoots
- gallops
- hares
- rams
- jogs
- cracks (on)
- darts
- hurtles
- steps on it
- zooms
- blows
- steps
- careers
- bundles
- hastens
- rips
- nips
- belts
- bolts
- tears
- hies
- careens
- motors
- bustles
- blazes
- bowls
- jets
- blasts
- pelts
- breezes
- humps
- hurls
Antonyms:
scuttles Sentence Examples
- The crab scuttles sideways across the sandy shore, its claws twitching incessantly.
- The cockroaches scuttle frantically into the shadows at the sound of approaching footsteps.
- The squirrels scuttle up the tree trunks with surprising agility, their tails twitching behind them.
- The dog scuttles into the corner, its tail tucked between its legs, as the storm rages outside.
- The mice scuttle through the walls of the old house, their tiny feet hardly making a sound.
- The children scuttle out of the room, their faces painted with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.
- The birds scuttle along the branches, their beaks pecking at insects and berries.
- The spider scuttles across the ceiling, its eight legs moving in perfect synchrony.
- The hermit crab scuttles into its borrowed shell, its soft body protected from predators.
- The ants scuttle to and fro in their colony, carrying food and building their intricate tunnels.
FAQs About the word scuttles
destroy, wreck, a quick shuffling pace, scurry, a small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship large enough to admit a person and with a lid for covering it,
travels, speeds, hurries, trots, scoots, flies, buzzes, drives, races, chases
hangs (around or out), pokes, lags, pokes, loiters, creeps,crawls, drags, lingers, saunters
The crab scuttles sideways across the sandy shore, its claws twitching incessantly.
The cockroaches scuttle frantically into the shadows at the sound of approaching footsteps.
The squirrels scuttle up the tree trunks with surprising agility, their tails twitching behind them.
The dog scuttles into the corner, its tail tucked between its legs, as the storm rages outside.
