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SHUTTLECOCK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

bird; birdie; shuttle; shuttlecock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

badminton equipment (equipment for playing the game of badminton)

Derivation:

shuttlecock (send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

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

Derivation:

shuttlecock (badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers)

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