SHUTTLE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does shuttle mean? 

• SHUTTLE (noun)
  The noun SHUTTLE has 3 senses:

1. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
2. public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
3. bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads

  Familiarity information: SHUTTLE used as a noun is uncommon.

• SHUTTLE (verb)
  The verb SHUTTLE has 1 sense:

1. travel back and forth between two points

  Familiarity information: SHUTTLE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHUTTLE (noun)

Meaning:

Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

shuttle; shuttlecock; birdie; bird

Hypernyms ("shuttle" is a kind of...):

badminton equipment (equipment for playing the game of badminton)

Meaning:

Public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shuttle" is a kind of...):

public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shuttle"):

shuttle bus (shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points)

Meaning:

Bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shuttle" is a kind of...):

bobbin; reel; spool (a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound)

• SHUTTLE (verb)

Meaning:

Travel back and forth between two points

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "shuttle" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP