scuttle

noun

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

Definition categories: man–made, container

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

Similar word(s): hatchway, opening

Definition categories: man–made, entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway

verb

1. to move about or proceed hurriedly

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

Similar word(s): scamper, scurry, skitter

Definition categories: motion, run