Word Finder - rackets

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A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.

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A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.

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A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.

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A loud noise.

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Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket.

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A fraud or swindle; an illegal scheme for profit.

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They had quite a racket devised to relieve customers of their money.

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A carouse; any reckless dissipation.

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Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal.

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The game of racquets.

Lighter rackets allow you to swing faster (and thus harder) and have more powerful shots, but heavier rackets are more stable and are less likely to result in missed shots.

While other forms of physical activity require the purchase of expensive golf clubs, tennis rackets, or specialized sports equipment, yoga is low maintenance.

Nanotechnology is revolutionizing the way things are built from stain resistant clothing to stronger yet lighter tennis rackets.

Local terrorist groups may run protection rackets to raise money for arms.

This was the birth of the graphite racket and when rackets became a lot lighter but maintained a small head like the wooden rackets.

I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy.

Four thousand artifacts were also stolen from regional museums, some by organized smuggling rackets.

From drunken aggression and petty offenses, to the much more sinister organized drug and prostitution rackets.

As a youngster Federer had a fierce temper, breaking rackets regularly and making himself thoroughly unpopular.

He was a member of the Arts Club and interested in competitive squash rackets (until 1976), fly fishing and stamp collecting.

Begin by checking out tennis magazines for reviews of tennis racquets, or simply go to a sporting goods or tennis specialty store to peruse the selection of tennis rackets.

These rackets give greater power at the expense of being less forgiving should your shot miss that sweet spot.

In this way, badminton rackets are much like golf clubs.

Most sticks directly from the store won't have a wrap on the bottom of the stick, but you can add one, just like you can with tennis rackets.

Take over all the business and rackets in New York, including completing all the contracts on the other families' top guys.

I thought this large for the tool, and wondered if the first-hand rackets were much dearer.

All of which was remarkably similar to the scoring at rackets.