Shuttlecock

Quick meaning: Shuttlecock is a noun meaning (uncountable, dated) The game of badminton.

Meaning

(uncountable, dated) The game of badminton.

More Meanings

1. To move rapidly back and forth.
2. To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.
3. (countable) 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. [from early 16th c.]

Example Sentences

to shuttlecock words

if the phrase is to be shuttlecocked between us!

Two people stand at opposite ends of the room, as in playing shuttlecock […]

The practice of the game in this country is to keep the shuttlecock in the air by striking it from one person to another.

Word Forms

• shuttlecocks
• shuttlecocking
• shuttlecocked

Synonyms for shuttlecock

Depending on context, synonyms include birdie, bird, shuttle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shuttle, birdie, bird, battledore, shuttler, battledoor.

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