shuttlecock
3 synonyms for shuttlecock, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A light, cone-shaped object with a cork or rubber tip, hit like a ball in badminton.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Formed from shuttle (from the back-and-forth sense of the word that originated with loom weaving) and cock (from its resemblance to a male bird's plume of tail feathers).
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