Scuttle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire

an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈʌɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈʌtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈʌtəl/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈʌɾəl/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hatchway coal scuttle scamper skitter scurry opening

Parts of Speech

noun	container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
noun	an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
verb	to move about or proceed hurriedly “so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”

Word Forms

open	verb	have an opening or passage or outlet
scurry	noun	rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scamper	noun	rushing about hastily in an undignified way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

versenken

Behälter für Kohle; geformt, um das Ausgießen der Kohle auf das Feuer zu ermöglichen

🇫🇷French

saborder

conteneur pour charbon; façonné pour permettre de verser le charbon sur le feu

🇪🇸Spanish

escotilla

contenedor para carbón; Forma que permite verter el carbón al fuego.

🇮🇹Italian

fuga

contenitore per carbone; sagomato per consentire di versare il carbone sul fuoco

🇳🇱Dutch

zinken

container voor kolen; zo gevormd dat het mogelijk is de kolen op het vuur te gieten

🇵🇹Portuguese

afundar

recipiente para carvão; moldado para permitir derramar o carvão no fogo

🇷🇺Russian

убегать

контейнер для угля; форма, позволяющая подсыпать уголь в огонь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अऋगीठी

कोयले के लिए कंटेनर; आग पर कोयला डालने की अनुमति देने के लिए आकार दिया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

স্কুটল

কয়লার জন্য ধারক; আগুনের উপর কয়লা ঢালা অনুমতি আকৃতি

🇮🇳Tamil

சலசலப்பு

நிலக்கரிக்கான கொள்கலன்; நிலக்கரியை நெருப்பில் ஊற்ற அனுமதிக்கும் வகையில் வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

కొట్టు

బొగ్గు కోసం కంటైనర్; నిప్పు మీద బొగ్గును పోయడానికి అనుమతించే విధంగా రూపొందించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्कटल

कोळशासाठी कंटेनर; आगीवर कोळसा ओतण्याची परवानगी देण्यासाठी आकार दिला

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્કુટલ

કોલસા માટે કન્ટેનર; આગ પર કોલસો રેડવાની પરવાનગી આપવા માટે આકાર આપવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಗ್ಗಿಸು

ಕಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಲು ಧಾರಕ; ಕಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಲನ್ನು ಬೆಂಕಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಸುರಿಯಲು ಅನುಮತಿಸುವ ಆಕಾರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുത്തുക

കൽക്കരിയുടെ കണ്ടെയ്നർ; കൽക്കരി തീയിലേക്ക് ഒഴിക്കാൻ അനുവദിക്കുന്ന രൂപത്തിലാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਕੂਟਲ

ਕੋਲੇ ਲਈ ਕੰਟੇਨਰ; ਕੋਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਗ 'ਤੇ ਡੋਲ੍ਹਣ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਆਕਾਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھلنی

کوئلے کے لئے کنٹینر؛ آگ پر کوئلہ ڈالنے کی اجازت دینے کے لیے شکل دی گئی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

天窗

煤炭容器；形状允许将煤倒入火中

🇯🇵Japanese

自走する

石炭用のコンテナ。火の上に石炭を注ぐことができる形状

🇰🇷Korean

스커틀

석탄용 용기; 석탄을 불에 부을 수 있도록 모양이 만들어졌습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh đắm

thùng đựng than; hình dạng cho phép đổ than vào lửa

🇹🇭Thai

วิ่งหนี

ภาชนะสำหรับถ่านหิน รูปทรงเพื่อให้สามารถเทถ่านหินลงบนกองไฟได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

membatalkan

wadah untuk batubara; dibentuk untuk memungkinkan menuangkan batu bara ke api

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إحباط

حاوية للفحم. على شكل يسمح بسكب الفحم على النار

🇮🇷Persian

قاتل

ظرف برای زغال سنگ؛ به شکلی که اجازه ریختن زغال سنگ روی آتش را می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

darmadağınık

kömür için konteyner; kömürün ateşe dökülmesine izin verecek şekilde şekillendirildi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַטבִּיעַ

מיכל לפחם; מעוצב כך שיאפשר לשפוך את הפחם על האש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'scuttle'?

The primary meaning of 'scuttle' is 'container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire'.

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Using 'scuttle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'scuttle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'scuttle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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