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duck

Letters that make duck

d, k, c, u are letters that make 'duck'

Words within duck

are words within 'duck'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of duck

ducks, ducky are words created by adding a letter to 'duck'

duck is a 4 letter word starting with d
duck is a 4 letter word ending with k

8 possible definitions for 'duck'

Duck as "(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman"

Under this definition, duck is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

duck's egg has the same meaning as duck

duck as a type

'duck' can be a type of score.

duck as a category

'duck' can be a category of cricket.

Duck as "to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away"

Under this definition, duck is a verb and has the following properties:

duck as a type

'duck' can be a type of move.

Example of duck used within this context

"Before he could duck, another stone struck him"

Duck as "submerge or plunge suddenly"

Under this definition, duck is a verb and has the following properties:

duck as a type

'duck' can be a type of plunge, plunk, dive.

Derivatives of duck

submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing are derivatives of 'duck'.

Duck as "dip into a liquid"

Under this definition, duck is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

douse, dip have the same meaning as 'duck'

duck as a type

'duck' can be a type of plunge, douse, dunk, souse, dip.

Derivatives of duck

dip, plunge, submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing are derivatives of 'duck'.

Duck as "flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)"

Under this definition, duck is a noun and has the following properties:

duck as a type

'duck' can be a type of poultry.

Types of duck

duckling is a type of duck.

duck as a part

'duck' can be a part of duck.

Derivatives of duck

duckling is a derivative of duck.

Duck as "a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave, used for clothing and tents"

Under this definition, duck is a noun and has the following properties:

duck as a type

'duck' can be a type of cloth, fabric, material, textile.

Duck as "small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs"

Under this definition, duck is a noun and has the following properties:

duck as a type

'duck' can be a type of anseriform bird.

Types of duck

broadbill, redhead, drake, quack-quack, duckling, diving duck, dabbling duck, dabbler, Anas platyrhynchos, black duck, Anas rubripes, wigeon, Anas penelope, shoveler, shoveller, pin-tailed duck, Anas acuta, sheldrake, Oxyura jamaicensis, bufflehead, butterball, Bucephela albeola, goldeneye, Bucephela clangula, canvasback, Aythya valisineria, pochard, Aythya ferina, Aythya americana, scaup, bluebill, wild duck, wood duck, summer duck, wood widgeon, Aix sponsa, mandarin duck, muscovy duck, musk duck, sea duck, teal, dipper, mallard, widgeon, broadbill, Anas clypeata, pintail, ruddy duck, whistler, canvasback duck, scaup duck, Aix galericulata, Cairina moschata are types of 'duck'.

duck as a member

'duck' can be a member of Anatidae, family Anatidae.

Parts of duck

duck down, duck are parts of 'duck'.

Derivatives of duck

duckling is a derivative of duck.

Duck as "avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)"

Under this definition, duck is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

evade, put off, circumvent, elude, skirt, fudge, dodge, sidestep, hedge, parry have the same meaning as 'duck'

duck as a type

'duck' can be a type of avoid.

Types of duck

beg, quibble are types of 'duck'.

Derivatives of duck

slyboots, hedger, equivocator, tergiversator, dodging, scheme, avoidance, fox, dodger, hedge, dodge, escape, evasion, turning away, shunning, circumvention, hedging are derivatives of 'duck'.