noun Download 🔗Share A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal). Examples : "The coal scuttle was overflowing with black, shiny coal, ready for the evening fire. " utensil item thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A broad, shallow basket. Examples : "The gardener filled the scuttle with freshly picked apples from the orchard. " utensil item thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dish, platter or a trencher. Examples : "During the picnic, my dad used a large wooden scuttle to serve the potato salad. " utensil food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small hatch or opening in a boat. Also, small opening in a boat or ship for draining water from open deck. Examples : "The sailboat's small scuttle allowed the crew to quickly drain water from the deck. " nautical sailing part architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building. Examples : "The maintenance worker climbed through the scuttle to inspect the school's roof for leaks. " architecture building part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose. Examples : "The ship's crew scuttled the bottom of the small boat to allow for easier access to the sea. " nautical military war vehicle sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner. Examples : "The captain ordered the crew to scuttle the ship to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. " nautical military sailing ocean war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (by extension, in figurative use) Undermine or thwart oneself (sometimes intentionally), or denigrate or destroy one's position or property; compare scupper. Examples : "The candidate had scuttled his chances with his unhinged outburst." action business position nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A quick pace; a short run. Examples : "After the bell rang, there was a scuttle to the cafeteria. " action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move hastily, to scurry. Examples : "The child scuttled out of the classroom when the bell rang. " action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
