How To Spell duck?
How to Pronounce duck?
Correct pronunciation for the word "duck" is [dˈʌk], [dˈʌk], [d_ˈʌ_k].
Definition of duck
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A water-fowl, so called from its plunging; an inclination of the head, resembling the motion of a duck in water; a darling; a pet.
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To dip or plunge in water, and suddenly withdraw; to bow, stoop, or nod.
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A species of coarse cloth, used for small sails, sacking of bed, &c.
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To dip in water, and immediately withdraw; to drop the head suddenly; to bow; to cringe. To make ducks and drakes, to throw a flat stone, tile, &c., obliquely, so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of water; to squander. Lame duck, a cant phrase for a defaulter at the Stock Exchange.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the adjective for duck?
The adjective form of the word "duck" is "ducky".
Usage over time for duck:
This graph shows how "duck" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of duck?
The plural of the "duck" can be the "ducks".
What is the singular form of duck?
The singular of the "duck" can be the "duck".
Synonyms for Duck:
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v.
• hide, disguise • escape • hide • conceal; remain unseen- hide .
- duck .
- bob .
- bow .
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n.
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- cover ,
- camouflage .
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- eider ,
- butterball ,
- black ,
- broadbill ,
- green-winged teal ,
- garganey ,
- harlequin ,
- canvasback ,
- bufflehead ,
- baldpate .
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- crab ,
- chicken ,
- dark meat ,
- ground beef ,
- enter .
- grosbeak ,
- bittern ,
- chickadee ,
- coot ,
- blackbird ,
- bald eagle ,
- flamingo ,
- emu ,
- booby ,
- bullfinch ,
- heron ,
- falcon ,
- goldfinch ,
- finch ,
- canary ,
- cuckoo ,
- curlew ,
- goose ,
- bird ,
- cassowary ,
- eagle ,
- crane ,
- blue jay ,
- hawk ,
- barn owl ,
- grackle ,
- cockatoo ,
- grouse ,
- cormorant ,
- dodo ,
- cardinal ,
- bluebill ,
- egret ,
- crow ,
- bluebird ,
- dove ,
- buzzard ,
- albatross ,
- ibis ,
- harrier ,
- condor ,
- horned owl ,
- hummingbird ,
- gull ,
- Canada Goose .
- fowl .
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