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Shuttlecock

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A small rounded piece of cork or rubber with a conical crown of feathers or plastic, used in badminton. Also called bird, birdie.

v. To throw or send back and forth like a shuttlecock.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games.

v. To move rapidly back and forth

v. To send or toss back and forth; to bandy

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.

v. To send or toss to and fro; to bandy.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A piece of cork, or of similar light material, in one end of which feathers are stuck, made to be struck by a battledore in play; also, the play or game. See phrase below.

n. A malvaceous shrub, Periptera punicea of Mexico, the only species of a still dubious genus. It has crimson flowers and a many-celled radiate capsule, one or other suggesting the name.

To throw or bandy backward and forward like a shuttlecock.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

v. send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock

Word Usage

"The shuttlecock is a cork in which feathers have been inserted."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

badminton equipment bandy

Cross Reference

battledore and shuttlecock

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

bandy birdie

Same Context

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