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
scurry (third-person singular simple present scurries, present participle scurrying, simple past and past participle scurried)
To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
• (run with quick light steps): scamper
• (do things quickly): hurry, zoom; see also rush
scurry (plural scurries)
A dash.
Scurry (countable and uncountable, plural Scurrys)
A surname.
A town in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Scurry is the 13171st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2321 individuals. Scurry is most common among Black/African American (68.5%) and White (24.9%) individuals.
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
18 June 2024
(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”
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.
