Meaning of "shuttlecock" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHUTTLECOCK

From shuttle + cock1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SHUTTLECOCK

shuttlecock  [ˈʃʌtəlˌkɒk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHUTTLECOCK

Shuttlecock is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shuttlecock in English.

WHAT DOES SHUTTLECOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shuttlecock

A shuttlecock is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape: the cone is formed from 16 or so overlapping feathers, usually goose or duck and from the left wing only, embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered with thin leather. The shuttlecock's shape makes it extremely aerodynamically stable. Regardless of initial orientation, it will turn to fly cork first, and remain in the cork-first orientation. The name shuttlecock is frequently shortened to shuttle. The "shuttle" part of the name was probably derived from its back-and-forth motion during the game, resembling the shuttle of a loom; the "cock" part of the name was probably derived from the resemblance of the feathers to those on a cockerel.

Definition of shuttlecock in the English dictionary

The first definition of shuttlecock in the dictionary is a light cone consisting of a cork stub with feathered flights, struck to and fro in badminton and battledore Often shortened to: shuttle. Other definition of shuttlecock is anything moved to and fro, as in an argument. Shuttlecock is also to move or cause to move to and fro, like a shuttlecock.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHUTTLECOCK

PRESENT

Present

I shuttlecock

you shuttlecock

he/she/it shuttlecocks

we shuttlecock

you shuttlecock

they shuttlecock

Present continuous

I am shuttlecocking

you are shuttlecocking

he/she/it is shuttlecocking

we are shuttlecocking

you are shuttlecocking

they are shuttlecocking

Present perfect

I have shuttlecocked

you have shuttlecocked

he/she/it has shuttlecocked

we have shuttlecocked

you have shuttlecocked

they have shuttlecocked

Present perfect continuous

I have been shuttlecocking

you have been shuttlecocking

he/she/it has been shuttlecocking

we have been shuttlecocking

you have been shuttlecocking

they have been shuttlecocking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I shuttlecocked

you shuttlecocked

he/she/it shuttlecocked

we shuttlecocked

you shuttlecocked

they shuttlecocked

Past continuous

I was shuttlecocking

you were shuttlecocking

he/she/it was shuttlecocking

we were shuttlecocking

you were shuttlecocking

they were shuttlecocking

Past perfect

I had shuttlecocked

you had shuttlecocked

he/she/it had shuttlecocked

we had shuttlecocked

you had shuttlecocked

they had shuttlecocked

Past perfect continuous

I had been shuttlecocking

you had been shuttlecocking

he/she/it had been shuttlecocking

we had been shuttlecocking

you had been shuttlecocking

they had been shuttlecocking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will shuttlecock

you will shuttlecock

he/she/it will shuttlecock

we will shuttlecock

you will shuttlecock

they will shuttlecock

Future continuous

I will be shuttlecocking

you will be shuttlecocking

he/she/it will be shuttlecocking

we will be shuttlecocking

you will be shuttlecocking

they will be shuttlecocking

Future perfect

I will have shuttlecocked

you will have shuttlecocked

he/she/it will have shuttlecocked

we will have shuttlecocked

you will have shuttlecocked

they will have shuttlecocked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been shuttlecocking

you will have been shuttlecocking

he/she/it will have been shuttlecocking

we will have been shuttlecocking

you will have been shuttlecocking

they will have been shuttlecocking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would shuttlecock

you would shuttlecock

he/she/it would shuttlecock

we would shuttlecock

you would shuttlecock

they would shuttlecock

Conditional continuous

I would be shuttlecocking

you would be shuttlecocking

he/she/it would be shuttlecocking

we would be shuttlecocking

you would be shuttlecocking

they would be shuttlecocking

Conditional perfect

I would have shuttlecock

you would have shuttlecock

he/she/it would have shuttlecock

we would have shuttlecock

you would have shuttlecock

they would have shuttlecock

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been shuttlecocking

you would have been shuttlecocking

he/she/it would have been shuttlecocking

we would have been shuttlecocking

you would have been shuttlecocking

they would have been shuttlecocking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you shuttlecock
we let´s shuttlecock
you shuttlecock

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to shuttlecock

Past participle

shuttlecocked

Present Participle

shuttlecocking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF SHUTTLECOCK

Find out the translation of shuttlecock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shuttlecock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shuttlecock» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 羽毛球
• Translator English - Spanish: plumilla
• English: shuttlecock
• Translator English - Hindi: शटलकॉक
• Translator English - Arabic: كُرَةُ الرِّيشَة
• Translator English - Russian: волан
• Translator English - Portuguese: peteca
• Translator English - Bengali: শ্যাটলকক
• Translator English - French: volant
• Translator English - Malay: Shuttlecock
• Translator English - German: Federball
• Translator English - Japanese: バドミントンのシャトル
• Translator English - Korean: 배드민턴 공
• Translator English - Javanese: Pesawat
• Translator English - Vietnamese: quả cầu lông
• Translator English - Tamil: முன்னும் பின்னும் போ
• Translator English - Marathi: शटलकॉक
• Translator English - Turkish: badminton topu
• Translator English - Italian: volano
• Translator English - Polish: lotka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: волан
• Translator English - Romanian: fluturaș
• Translator English - Greek: μπαλάκι του μπάντμιντον
• Translator English - Afrikaans: pluimbal
• Translator English - Swedish: badmintonboll
• Translator English - Norwegian: badmintonball

QUOTES WITH «SHUTTLECOCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shuttlecock.

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Neil Armstrong

I'm substantially concerned about the policy directions of the space agency. We have a situation in the U.S. where the White House and Congress are at odds over what the future direction should be. They're sort of playing a game and NASA is the shuttlecock that they're hitting back and forth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHUTTLECOCK»

Discover the use of shuttlecock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shuttlecock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

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Story and character are treated with a seriousness and respect that while allowing for the oddity of human behaviour – Shuttlecock is thoroughly and beautifully odd – always honours them’ Times Literary Supplement

Graham Swift, 2012

Understanding Graham Swift

Secrets. Shuttlecock. (1981). The mystery that lies at the heart of The Sweet-Shop Owner becomes the very substance of Swift's second novel, Shuttlecock. Like the earlier text, it too circles round historical events (in this case, the Second World ...

David Malcolm, 2003

Graham Swift

Shuttlecock Swift followed the quietly desperate fatalism of The Sweet Shop Owner with an equally bleak interrogation of the power dynamics at work in family life. Shuttlecock explores the claustrophobic interdependencies of the familial ...

Daniel Lea, 2005

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Grace Carlton, 2011

The Port Folio

One day, while he was writing in his closet, the eldest of these princes was playing at shuttlecock near him. The shuttlecock happened to fall upon the table at which the King sat, who threw it at the young prince and continued to write.

Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall, 1825

Racquet Sports: Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis, Squash, ...

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Source Wikipedia, 2013

The Universal Shuttlecock: Containing the Play of the ...

Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

‎2012

Points of humour; illustr. by the designs of G. Cruikshank

One day, while he was writing in his closet, the eldest of these princes was playing at shuttlecock near him. The shuttlecock happened to fall upon the table at which the King sat, who threw it at the young prince and continued to write.

Points, 1823

Kids Around the World Play!: The Best Fun and Games from ...

Native Americans and people from other cultures have played a game of skill called shuttlecock for thousands of years. Shuttlecock involves hitting a small object with a tuft of feathers attached back and forth with a paddle. The Native South ...

Arlette N. Braman, 2002

How to Build Your Own Spaceship: The Science of Personal ...

Shuttlecock. Ships returning from orbit have little choice but to meet the reentry challenge more or less head-on because they're barreling forward at full whack, but a suborbital craft has a more gentle option. It can lose most of its speed on the  ...

Piers Bizony, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHUTTLECOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shuttlecock is used in the context of the following news items.

WATCH: Arsenal, Everton and Stoke stars do keepy-uppies with a …

The skilful game involves a chapteh, similar to a shuttlecock and typically has a rubber disc with four feathers coming out of the top. The aim of Chapteh is to ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»

The physics of badminton

Chronophotographies of shuttlecocks after an impact with a racket, showing the time evolution of the angle between the shuttlecock orientation and its velocity. «Phys.Org, Jun 15»

Film Review: 'Sins of a Father'

The usually immaculate Wilson is well served here neither by the hysteria demanded in the “Shuttlecock” footage nor the stolid explication required by the “Sins ... «Variety, Feb 15»

Linux-powered quadcopter acts like a smart shuttlecock

[Updated Feb 13] — On Kickstarter, Zyro is pitching a “DroneBall” quadcopter that runs Linux on Gumstix COMs and acts like a smart aerial ball for multi-player ... «LinuxGizmos, Feb 15»

Out to achieve shuttlecock supremacy

In his quest to find a business model, Chong discovered that Malaysia was one of the largest importers of shuttlecocks in the world. He realised there was an ... «The Star Online, Jan 15»

What a Shuttlecock Has to Do With the Design of SpaceShip 2

What a Shuttlecock Has to Do With the Design of SpaceShip 2. More. ABC News' David Kerley tells us how the badminton birdie helped influence design for ... «ABC News, Nov 14»

Virgin Galactic crash: how spaceship should have floated to Earth …

The “feathers" - the wings at the back of the craft - act as drag brakes, helping slow the spaceship down. It was designed to work like a shuttlecock, slowly floating ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»

'Curse Of The Shuttlecocks' Haunts Kansas City's Teams

Ever since the giant Shuttlecocks art exhibit was installed in the 1990s, Kansas City professional sports teams haven't been able to win a national championship. «NPR, Oct 14»

Shuttlecock's Pan Am Parties Have You Singing Karaoke With the Pilot

Do your Mile High Club fantasies include getting sauced with a '50s-era British pilot and bantering with Pan Am broads? Now's your chance. Shuttlecock's latest ... «Bloomberg, Sep 14»

Developers of Synthetic Shuttlecock Crowdfunding on SyndicateRoom

“Standard” nylon shuttlecocks do not live up to the performance expectations of your better player, Bird's patented (in the UK and China) synthetic shuttlecock ... «Crowdfund Insider, Jul 14»