Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shuttle

3 senses of shuttle

Sense 1
shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle -- (badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers)
       => badminton equipment -- (equipment for playing the game of badminton)

Sense 2
shuttle -- (public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points)
       => public transport -- (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)

Sense 3
shuttle -- (bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads)
       => bobbin, spool, reel -- (a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shuttle

1 sense of shuttle

Sense 1
shuttle -- (travel back and forth between two points)
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")