Duck
Daffy or Donald
Duck is a common waterfowl with webbed feet and a broad flat bill, found wild and domesticated worldwide.
The verb duck means to lower quickly to avoid something: She ducked under the branch, He ducked the question.
To duck out is to leave quietly or avoid responsibility.
A duck in cricket is a score of zero.
As a term of endearment, duck is British: Hello, duck.
Common dabbling waterfowl
pond · waddle · feathers · bill · webbed feet · migration · plumage · dabbling
Heavy woven cloth
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- workwearGarments for employment
- durableAble to withstand use
- twillDiagonal-ribbed fabric
sailcloth · tote · apron · coveralls · tent · awning · sturdy · woven
mallard
Common dabbling waterfowl
quack · pond · waddle · feathers · bill · webbed feet · migration · plumage · dabbling · preening
dodge
Avoid by quick movement
lower · swerve · weave · sidestep · dip · bob · escape · reflex · instinct · flinch
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
twill · sailcloth · tote · apron · coveralls · tent · awning · sturdy · woven · chore coat
roast
Dry-heat cooking method
breast · leg · fat · rendered · orange sauce · foie gras · cassoulet · smoked · carved · game
zero
Numerical absence of quantity
innings · dismissed · golden · bowled · wicket · scorecard · batting · failure · pair · nought
Duckstand up
Rise to feet
rise · stand tall · straighten up · stand firm · raise up
- sitting duckDefenseless person or thing
- ducks outExits discreetly, avoids something
- ugly ducklingInitially unpromising eventual success
- ducked outDeparted quietly, unobtrusively
- rubber duckSqueezable floating tub toy
- Donald DuckIrascible animated waterfowl