scuttle

Main Entry:
scuttle [skuht-l]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: destroy
Synonyms: abandon, sink, submerge
Main Entry: bucket
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: container, often for liquids, with handle
Synonyms: brazier, can, canister, cask, hod, kettle, pail, pot, scuttle, vat
Main Entry: bustle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: move around quickly, busily
Synonyms: bestir, dash, dust, flit, flutter, fuss, hasten, hum, hurry, hustle, run, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, stir, tear, whirl, whisk
Main Entry: container
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: holder for physical object
Synonyms: alembic, bag, beaker, bin, bottle, bowl, box, bucket, bunker, caisson, can, canister, canteen, capsule, carafe, carton, cask, casket, cauldron, chamber, chest, churn, cistern, cradle, crate, crock, dish, ewer, firkin, flask, hamper, hod, hopper, humidor, hutch, jar, jeroboam, jug, kettle, magnum, package, packet, pail, pit, pod, poke, pot, pottery, pouch, purse, receptacle, reliquary, repository, sac, sack, scuttle, stein, storage, tank, tub, utensil, vase, vat, vessel, vial
Main Entry: defeat
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: frustrate
Synonyms: baffle, balk, beat down, beat the system, blank, block, bury, cast down, cause setback, checkmate, circumvent, confound, contravene, cook*, counterplot, cross, disappoint, discomfit, disconcert, disprove, edge out, foil, invalidate, neutralize, nonplus, nose out, nullify, outwit, overturn, put end to, puzzle, quell, reduce, refute, ruin, scuttle, shave, shellac, skunk, spoil, squash, stump, subdue, subjugate, surmount, take wind out of sails, throw for loop, thwart, undo, victimize
Notes: decimate means to kill or destroy in large numbers; defeat means to win a victory over or to beat
Antonyms: abet, aid, encourage, help, inspirit
Main Entry: haste
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: extreme speed, hurry
Synonyms: alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hurriedness, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace, precipitancy, precipitateness, prematureness, press, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rashness, recklessness, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, swiftness, urgency, velocity
Notes: haste is overly eager speed while hasten is to act or move at high speed
Antonyms: delay, leisure, lingering, rest, slowness
Main Entry: hasten
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: speed something; hurry
Synonyms: accelerate, advance, bolt, bound, burn, bustle, clip, cover ground, dash, dispatch, expedite, express, flee, fly, gallop, get cracking, get the lead out, goad, haste, hie, hustle, leap, make haste, make tracks, move quickly, not lose a minute, pace, plunge, precipitate, press, push, quicken, race, run, rush, scamper, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shake a leg, skip, sprint, spurt, step on it, step up, take wing, tear, trot, urge, waste no time, whip around
Notes: haste is overly eager speed while hasten is to act or move at high speed
Antonyms: go slow, lag, linger, loiter, procrastinate, rest, tarry
Main Entry: opening
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: gap, hole
Synonyms: aperture, breach, break, cavity, chink, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, cut, discontinuity, door, fissure, hatch, interstice, mouth, orifice, outlet, perforation, recess, rent, rift, rupture, scuttle, slit, slot, space, split, spout, tear, vent, window
Antonyms: closing, closure, solid
Main Entry: patter
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: light walk; soft beat
Synonyms: chatter, pad, pat, pelt, pitapat, pitter-patter, rat-a-tat, rattle, scurry, scuttle, skip, tap, tiptoe, trip
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