Word Meanings - SHUTTLECOCK - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.

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• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• WHICH
  the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
• STUCKLE
  A number of sheaves set together in the field; a stook.
• STUCK
  imp. & p. p. of Stick.
• FEATHERSTITCH
  A kind of embroidery stitch producing a branching zigzag line.
• BATTLEDOOR
  A child's hornbook. Halliwell. (more info) origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador, warrior, soldier, fr. L. battalia; or cf. Pr. batedor batlet, fr. batre to beat, fr. L. 1.
• STRUCKEN
  p. p. of Strike. Shak.
• STRUCK
  imp. & p. p. of Strike. Struck jury , a special jury, composed of persons having special knowledge or qualifications, selected by striking from the panel of jurors a certain number for each party, leaving the number required by law to
• ITSELF
  The neuter reciprocal pronoun of It; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself. Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. Locke.
• STUCK-UP
  Self-important and supercilious, The airs of small, stuck-up, men. A. K. H. Boyd.
• BESTUCK
  imp. & p. p. Bestick.
• WONDERSTRUCK
  Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise. Dryden.
• MOONSTRUCK
  1. Mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of the moon; lunatic. 2. Produced by the supposed influence of the moon. "Moonstruck madness." Milton. 3. Made sick by the supposed influence of the moon, as a human being; made unsuitable
• HORROR-STRUCK
  Horror-stricken; horrified. M. Arnold.
• SUN-STRUCK
  Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sun-struck soldiers.
• LIGHTSTRUCK
  Damaged by accidental exposure to light; light-fogged; -- said of plates or films.
• HEARTSTRUCK
  1. Driven to the heart; infixed in the mind. "His heartstruck injuries." Shak. 2. Shocked with pain, fear, or remorse; dismayed; heartstricken. Milton.
• AWE-STRUCK
  Struck with awe. Milton.
• PANIC-STRICKEN; PANIC-STRUCK
  Struck with a panic, or sudden fear. Burke.
• PLANET-STRICKEN; PLANET-STRUCK
  Affected by the influence of planets; blasted. Milton. Like planet-stricken men of yore He trembles, smitten to the core By strong compunction and remorse. Wordsworth.