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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Scorpions use tiny hairs on their legs and body to sense vibrations and will likely skitter into a safe hiding place before you even see them.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SCORPION STINGS AND VENOMJOHN KENNEDYJULY 22, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEResearchers will unsettle the pond bottom and the beetles float to the surface, where they skitter around upside-down, he explains.
THESE BEETLES WALK ON WATER, UPSIDE DOWN, UNDERNEATH THE SURFACEJAKE BUEHLERJUNE 28, 2021SCIENCE NEWSLet the green stalks spurt and skitter across the skillet just until they turn bright green with a few spotty blisters.
SEARED STEAK AND ASPARAGUS DONBURI TAKE THAT BOWL OF RICE TO NEW HEIGHTSDANIELA GALARZAJUNE 3, 2021WASHINGTON POSTMoving another notch down caused the picture to skitter back and forth on the screen.
THE TIME TRADERSANDRE NORTONWhen you quit Skitter Bend, like the whipped cur you wus, I wus right hot on your trail.
THE NIGHT RIDERSRIDGWELL CULLUMWe saw the ruffled grouse whir through the thickets and the wild ducks skitter down the stream ahead of us.
DAYS OFFHENRY VAN DYKEHe divided with me, told me to fasten one upon the end of my line and skitter it over the water.
WITH ROD AND LINE IN COLORADO WATERSLEWIS B. FRANCESkitter and spit dust—use it all, but keep us clear for three minutes!
THE BUTTERFLY KISSARTHUR DEKKER SAVAGEI saw Daniel the Mystic scramble to his feet and skitter about.
BACK HOMEIRVIN S. COBBThat is, if anyone tried to lay alongside one of those scoopships, he'd be detected and the ship would skitter away.
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONPOUL WILLIAM ANDERSONWORDS RELATED TO SKITTER
- absconded
- ambled
- barreled
- beat it
- bolted
- bound
- bustled
- cantered
- careered
- clear out
- coursed
- cut and ran
- darted
- dashed
- decamped
- departed
- dog it
- escaped
- fled
- flew
- flitted
- galloped
- hastened
- hied
- hotfooted
- hurried
- hustled
- jogged
- legged it
- lit out
- loped
- made a break
- made off
- made tracks
- paced
- raced
- rushed
- scampered
- scooted
- scorched
- scrambled
- scudded
- scurried
- shagged
- shot
- skedaddled
- skipped
- skittered
- smoked
- sped
- sprang
- sprinted
- spurted
- took flight
- took off
- tore
- tore out
- traveled
- trotted
- went like lightning
- whisked
- abscond
- amble
- barrel
- beat it
- bolt
- bound
- bustle
- canter
- career
- clear out
- course
- cut and run
- dart
- dash
- decamp
- depart
- dog it
- escape
- flee
- flit
- fly
- gallop
- go like lightning
- hasten
- hie
- hotfoot
- hurry
- hustle
- jog
- leg it
- light out
- lope
- make a break
- make off
- make tracks
- pace
- race
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scorch
- scramble
- scud
- scurry
- shag
- shoot
- skedaddle
- skip
- skitter
- smoke
- speed
- spring
- sprint
- spurt
- take flight
- take off
- tear
- tear out
- travel
- trot
- whisk
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.