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SHUTTLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

bobbin; reel; spool (a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that flies back and forth between two points

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shuttle"):

shuttle bus (shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points)

Derivation:

shuttle (travel back and forth between two points)

Sense 3

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 ("shuttle" is a kind of...):

badminton equipment (equipment for playing the game of badminton)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Travel back and forth between two points

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "shuttle" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

shuttle (public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that flies back and forth between two points)

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