Scurry’

* Part of Speech — Verb.

* Noun — Scurry.

* Adjective — Scurrying.

* Pronunciation —

* S as in skull,

* curry as usual, curry.

* Meaning —

* To move fast.

* As a Noun, it also means a sudden gush of snow or rain OR

* A state of confusion.

* Etymology —

* The word scurry has been derived from the English phrase hurry-scurry.

* Sentences —

* As the cool breeze blew, she scurried in the veranda. (Verb, moved fast)

* The child was scurrying in the lawn when he suddenly fell down owing to his nonchalant mind. (Verb, was moving fast)

* The scurrying pedestrians cause a lot of accidents because of their cavalier waysof walking on the road. (Adjective, the quality of moving fast)

* As they were skiing along the slope in the gelid place, a scurry of snow dashed against their face. (Noun, a gush of snow)

* The parsimonious man was in a scurry when he had to spend a lot of money. (Noun, a state of confusion)

* In the morning, he loves to scurry along the path in the park. (Verb, to move fast)

* Synonyms — move fast, hurry, hasten, etc.

* Antonyms — linger, move slowly, etc.

* Old words used —

* Nonchalant — careless.

* Cavalier — careless.

* Gelid — cold.

* Parsimonious — one who is unwilling to spend money

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* Idiom #Hard up for something

Meaning —

* To be in search for something.

* Sentences —

* He was hard up for opportunities to hit the book. (Was in search for)

* Hit the book — study.

* She was hard up for customers to sell the clothes for a song. (Was in search for)

* For a song — at a cheap rate.

* He was called on the carpet and everyone understood that the person who did it was hard up for a chance to criticise him. (Was in search for)

* Called on the carpet — scolded severely.

* Being weak as a kitten, she is hard up for a visit to her doctor. (Is in search for)

* Weak as a kitten — very weak.

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Phrasal verb -come back

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* Meaning —

* To be remembered.

* To be in fashion again.

* Sentences —

* This dress has come back. (In fashion)

* The memory of her school days came back. (Be remembered)

* The sight of the village came back before her eyes. (Be remembered)

* The watch has come back. (In fashion)