duck
/dʌk/ noun C2- Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and shorter-necked.
- Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
- The flesh of a duck used as food.
- A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (Short for duck's egg.)
- A playing card with the rank of two.
- A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
- A cairn used to mark a trail.
- One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
Plural ducks
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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It was high time to go, for the pool was getting quite crowded with the birds and animals that had fallen into it: there were a Duck and a Dodo, a Lory and an Eaglet, and several other curious creatures.
“Found _what_?” said the Duck.
“I know what ‘it’ means well enough, when _I_ find a thing,” said the Duck: “it’s generally a frog or a worm.
“’Tis the voice of the Lobster; I heard him declare, “You have baked me too brown, I must sugar my hair.” As a duck with its eyelids, so he with his nose Trims his belt and his buttons, and turns out his toes.”
Other matches
- duck To quickly lower A2
- duck A cave passage containing water with low, or no... A2
- duck To surreptitiously leave a rubber duck on someo... C2
- duck A term of endearment C2
- duck A tightly-woven cotton or linen fabric, often u... C2
- duck down To crouch in order to hide or protect oneself.
- duck off To lie low
- duck out To depart quickly or exit abruptly, especially ...
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