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shut·tle
 shuttle
- pronunciation:
- shuh
t
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a device used in weaving that carries thread back and forth through the threads on the loom.
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| definition 2: |
a bus, airplane, train, or spacecraft that travels the same route back and forth.
Once you are off the plane and have your luggage, you can take the next shuttle into town.
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
shuttled, shuttles, shuttling |
| definition: |
to move or cause to move back and forth.
The science teacher shuttled between the lab and the classroom. |
| related words: |
commute |
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