scamper, scramble, scurry
(noun) rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle
(verb) to move about or proceed hurriedly; “so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scamper (plural scampers)
A quick, light run.
scamper (third-person singular simple present scampers, present participle scampering, simple past and past participle scampered)
(intransitive) To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
• scurry
• See also walk
scamper (plural scampers)
One who skimps or does slipshod work.
Synonym: skimper
• Campers, campers
Source: Wiktionary
Scam"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Scampering.] Etym: [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See Camp, and cf. Decamp, Scamp, n., Shamble, v. t.]
Definition: To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. Macaulay. The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse. S. Sharpe.
Scam"per, n.
Definition: A scampering; a hasty flight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
