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badminton

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for badminton.

Editorial note

The takeaway is not that the badminton industry is misogynistic or that the Phys Ed teacher is failing womankind; the takeaway is that high schoolers are dicks.

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Quick take

A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8082).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of badminton gathered in one view.

noun

A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8082).

noun

A community in the Glyncoed area, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales.

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(countable) A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for badminton.

noun

A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8082).

noun

A community in the Glyncoed area, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales.

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(countable) A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.

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(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

Example sentences

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The takeaway is not that the badminton industry is misogynistic or that the Phys Ed teacher is failing womankind; the takeaway is that high schoolers are dicks.

2

Go to lunch with them, play badminton with them on Sunday's, Help them buy groceries or whatever.

3

Kids don't die because they don't know how to play badminton, but people do drown...

4

Much of my current group of friends that I haven't met through geek-oriented meetups I met playing badminton.

5

It seems to me that amongst (white) people who play badminton, a larger proportion have blue eyes than amongst the general population.

6

The kids can simultaneously set up the badminton court, the swing set, and the pool and still have space to run around.

7

I don't know much about football but I used to compete in badminton and played with many professional players.

8

National level Republicans as of late have been playing badminton at best.

9

You never knew it was the most fun game jam and hiking she's been to, and how much she enjoys failing at badminton with you.

10

Rutan, same problem, designed a craft that emulates a badminton birdie.

11

Well, I agree with you that the rowing/badminton/chess teams probably don't get special treatment.

12

You should also add volleyball and badminton to the app.

Quote examples

1

Singling out men and women for gender-neutral praise ("great women in video games" or "great women in badminton" or whatever) isn't sexist.

2

Another thing to consider, if you are on the obese side of the BMI scale, unless you are 5'2", 1500 kcal is too little specially if you are doing spinning + badminton.

3

Also, because of the success of the football team they are able to fund (again without student money) all the other sports "no one cares about" eg men's badminton or women's olympic weight lifting or something...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use badminton in a sentence?

The takeaway is not that the badminton industry is misogynistic or that the Phys Ed teacher is failing womankind; the takeaway is that high schoolers are dicks.

What does badminton mean?

A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8082).

What part of speech is badminton?

badminton is commonly used as noun.