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SHUTTLECOCK
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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)