SHUTTLECOCK
Dictionary entry overview: What does shuttlecock mean?
• SHUTTLECOCK (noun)
The noun SHUTTLECOCK has 1 sense:
1. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
Familiarity information: SHUTTLECOCK used as a noun is very rare.
• SHUTTLECOCK (verb)
The verb SHUTTLECOCK has 1 sense:
1. send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
Familiarity information: SHUTTLECOCK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHUTTLECOCK (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 ("shuttlecock" is a kind of...):
badminton equipment (equipment for playing the game of badminton)
• SHUTTLECOCK (verb)
Meaning:
Send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "shuttlecock" is one way to...):
bandy (toss or strike a ball back and forth)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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