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• scuttle — 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… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• scuttle — 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… …   Word origins

• hatch — Synonyms and related words: French door, angle, archway, autolithograph, back door, barway, be a printmaker, be born, be gravid, be illegitimate, be knocked up, be pregnant, be with child, beget, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, brand,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• hatch — I v 1. bring forth, brood, incubate, sit, set, cover. 2. pip, come forth, break out, emerge. 3. devise, concoct, contrive, plan, scheme; coin, Inf. cook up, design; create, produce, conceive, dream up, imagine; invent, cast, forge, spin; develop …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• scuttle — scuttle1 /skut l/, n. 1. a deep bucket for carrying coal. 2. Brit. Dial. a broad, shallow basket. [bef. 1050; ME; OE scutel dish, trencher, platter < L scutella, dim. of scutra shallow pan] scuttle2 /skut l/, v., scuttled, scuttling, n. v.i. 1.… …   Universalium

• scuttle — 1. noun /skʌtl̩/ a) A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal). b) A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building. 2. verb /skʌtl̩/ a) To deliberately sink a ship or boat by order of the commander,… …   Wiktionary

• scuttle — Synonyms and related words: French door, KO, amble, archway, back door, back out, bankrupt, barge, barway, be lost, boggle, bolt, bowl along, break, bulkhead, bundle, burst, burst of speed, bust, bustle, canter, capsize, career, carriage entrance …   Moby Thesaurus

• scuttle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hod, receptacle, pail, bucket; scoop, shovel; hatch[way], hole, opening. v. i. flee, escape, run, scurry. v. t. sink, scupper, swamp, destroy, sabotage; demolish, overthrow, suppress. See destruction …   English dictionary for students

• scuttle — scut·tle || skÊŒtl n. run, quick movement, scamper, scurry; hatch on the deck or side of a ship; container for carrying coal v. run or move quickly, scamper, scurry; cause a ship to sink by opening or creating holes in its hull …   English contemporary dictionary

• scuttle — I scut•tle [[t]ˈskʌt l[/t]] n. 1) min a deep bucket for carrying coal 2) brit. a broad, shallow basket • Etymology: bef. 1050; ME; OE scutel dish, trencher, platter < L scutella, dim. of scutra shallow pan II scut•tle [[t]ˈskʌt l[/t]] v. tled …   From formal English to slang

• escape hatch — noun hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency • Hypernyms: ↑hatchway, ↑opening, ↑scuttle • Part Holonyms: ↑submarine, ↑pigboat, ↑sub, ↑U boat, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary