Birdie vs. Shuttlecock — What's the Difference?

(Informal) A small bird.

A shuttlecock (also called a bird or birdie) is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape formed by feathers or plastic (or a synthetic alternative) embedded into a rounded cork (or rubber) base.

One stroke under par for a hole in golf.

A cork to which feathers are attached to form a cone shape, or a similar object of plastic, struck with rackets in the games of badminton and battledore.

See shuttlecock.

The object hit back and forth over the net in badminton, consisting of a conical array of feathers or a conical plastic mesh attached to a small rounded end of cork or rubber.Also called bird, birdie.

To shoot (a hole in golf) in one stroke under par.

To throw or send back and forth like a shuttlecock.

(diminutive) A (little) bird; a birdling; a child's term for a bird.

(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. from early 16th c.

(golf) The completion of a hole one stroke below par.

The game of badminton.

(badminton) A shuttlecock.

To move rapidly back and forth.

A man's penis.

To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.

(electronics) An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.

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

(usually preceded by "the") A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.

To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words.

(usually preceded by "the") A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.

Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

To score a birdie.

Send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock

To score a birdie at (a hole).

A pretty or dear little bird; - a pet name.

(golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole

Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

To shoot in one stroke under par