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
scurried
simple past tense and past participle of scurry
Source: Wiktionary
Scur"ry, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Scur, Skirr.]
Definition: To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away.
Scur"ry, n.
Definition: Act of scurring; hurried movement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
