DUCK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
   Hypernyms(s) duck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • anseriform bird (what does anseriform bird mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • drake (what does drake mean?)
   • quack-quack (what does quack-quack mean?)
   • duckling (what does duckling mean?)
   • diving duck (what does diving duck mean?)
   • dabbling duck (what does dabbling duck mean?)
   • dabbler (what does dabbler mean?)
   • mallard (what does mallard mean?)
   • Anas platyrhynchos (what does Anas platyrhynchos mean?)
   • black duck (what does black duck mean?)
   • Anas rubripes (what does Anas rubripes mean?)
   • teal (what does teal mean?)
   • widgeon (what does widgeon mean?)
   • wigeon (what does wigeon mean?)
   • Anas penelope (what does Anas penelope mean?)
   • shoveler (what does shoveler mean?)
   • shoveller (what does shoveller mean?)
   • broadbill (what does broadbill mean?)
   • Anas clypeata (what does Anas clypeata mean?)
   • pintail (what does pintail mean?)
   • pin-tailed duck (what does pin-tailed duck mean?)
   • Anas acuta (what does Anas acuta mean?)
   • sheldrake (what does sheldrake mean?)
   • ruddy duck (what does ruddy duck mean?)
   • Oxyura jamaicensis (what does Oxyura jamaicensis mean?)
   • bufflehead (what does bufflehead mean?)
   • butterball (what does butterball mean?)
   • dipper (what does dipper mean?)
   • Bucephela albeola (what does Bucephela albeola mean?)
   • goldeneye (what does goldeneye mean?)
   • whistler (what does whistler mean?)
   • Bucephela clangula (what does Bucephela clangula mean?)
   • canvasback (what does canvasback mean?)
   • canvasback duck (what does canvasback duck mean?)
   • Aythya valisineria (what does Aythya valisineria mean?)
   • pochard (what does pochard mean?)
   • Aythya ferina (what does Aythya ferina mean?)
   • redhead (what does redhead mean?)
   • Aythya americana (what does Aythya americana mean?)
   • scaup (what does scaup mean?)
   • scaup duck (what does scaup duck mean?)
   • bluebill (what does bluebill mean?)
   • broadbill (what does broadbill mean?)
   • wild duck (what does wild duck mean?)
   • wood duck (what does wood duck mean?)
   • summer duck (what does summer duck mean?)
   • wood widgeon (what does wood widgeon mean?)
   • Aix sponsa (what does Aix sponsa mean?)
   • mandarin duck (what does mandarin duck mean?)
   • Aix galericulata (what does Aix galericulata mean?)
   • muscovy duck (what does muscovy duck mean?)
   • musk duck (what does musk duck mean?)
   • Cairina moschata (what does Cairina moschata mean?)
   • sea duck (what does sea duck mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave
   • used for clothing and tents
   Hypernyms(s) duck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fabric (what does fabric mean?)
   • cloth (what does cloth mean?)
   • material (what does material mean?)
   • textile (what does textile mean?)
3. Meaning
   • flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
   Hypernyms(s) duck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • poultry (what does poultry mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • duckling (what does duckling mean?)
4. Meaning
   • (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
   Synonym(s)
   • duck’s egg (what does duck’s egg mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) duck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • score (what does score mean?)

DUCK as VERB

1. Meaning
   • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   Synonym(s)
   • circumvent (what does circumvent mean?)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • evade (what does evade mean?)
   • fudge (what does fudge mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • parry (what does parry mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • sidestep (what does sidestep mean?)
   • skirt (what does skirt mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He dodged the issue
   • she skirted the problem
   • They tend to evade their responsibilities
   • he evaded the questions skillfully
   Hypernyms(s) duck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • avoid (what does avoid mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • quibble (what does quibble mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • scheme (what does scheme mean?)
   • dodger (what does dodger mean?)
   • fox (what does fox mean?)
   • slyboots (what does slyboots mean?)
   • avoidance (what does avoidance mean?)
   • turning away (what does turning away mean?)
   • shunning (what does shunning mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • evasion (what does evasion mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • circumvention (what does circumvention mean?)
   • evasion (what does evasion mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • hedging (what does hedging mean?)
   • hedger (what does hedger mean?)
   • equivocator (what does equivocator mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • hedging (what does hedging mean?)
2. Meaning
   • to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
   Usage Example(s)
   • Before he could duck, another stone struck him
   Hypernyms(s) duck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
3. Meaning
   • submerge or plunge suddenly
   Hypernyms(s) duck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dive (what does dive mean?)
   • plunge (what does plunge mean?)
   • plunk (what does plunk mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • submersion (what does submersion mean?)
   • immersion (what does immersion mean?)
   • ducking (what does ducking mean?)
   • dousing (what does dousing mean?)
4. Meaning
   • dip into a liquid
   Synonym(s)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   • douse (what does douse mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He dipped into the pool
   Hypernyms(s) duck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dunk (what does dunk mean?)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   • souse (what does souse mean?)
   • plunge (what does plunge mean?)
   • douse (what does douse mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • submersion (what does submersion mean?)
   • immersion (what does immersion mean?)
   • ducking (what does ducking mean?)
   • dousing (what does dousing mean?)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   • plunge (what does plunge mean?)