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English noun: shuttle

1. shuttle (artifact) badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers


Synonymsbird, birdie, shuttlecock


Broader (hypernym)badminton equipment

2. shuttle (artifact) public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points


Broader (hypernym)public transport


Narrower (hyponym)shuttle bus

3. shuttle (artifact) bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads


Broader (hypernym)bobbin, reel, spool


English verb: shuttle

1. shuttle (motion) travel back and forth between two points


Pattern of useSomething is ----ing PP.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)go, locomote, move, travel









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