duck

1. Small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs (synset 101848972)
   is a type of: anseriform bird - chiefly web-footed swimming birds
   subtypes:

   • drake - adult male of a wild or domestic duck
   • quack-quack - child's word for a duck
   • duckling - young duck
   • diving duck - any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food
   • dabbler, dabbling duck - any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
   • anas platyrhynchos, mallard - wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
   • anas rubripes, black duck - a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada
   • teal - any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
   • anas penelope, widgeon, wigeon - freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
   • anas clypeata, broadbill, shoveler, shoveller - freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
   • anas acuta, pin-tailed duck, pintail - long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
   • sheldrake - Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
   • oxyura jamaicensis, ruddy duck - reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America
   • bucephela albeola, bufflehead, butterball, dipper - small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
   • bucephela clangula, goldeneye, whistler - large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions
   • aythya valisineria, canvasback, canvasback duck - North American wild duck valued for sport and food
   • aythya ferina, pochard - heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head
   • aythya americana, redhead - North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head
   • bluebill, broadbill, scaup, scaup duck - diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
   • wild duck - an undomesticated duck (especially a mallard)
   • aix sponsa, summer duck, wood duck, wood widgeon - showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
   • aix galericulata, mandarin duck - showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated
   • cairina moschata, muscovy duck, musk duck - large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated
   • sea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser
   belongs to: anatidae, family anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
   has:

   • duck down - down of the duck
   • duck - flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
2. (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman (synset 113617087)
   referred to in: cricket - a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
   is a type of: score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
   same as: duck's egg
3. Flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) (synset 107662187)
   is a type of: poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
   subtypes: duckling - flesh of a young domestic duck
   is a part of: duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
4. A heavy cotton fabric of plain weave;
   Used for clothing and tents (synset 103257774)
   is a type of: cloth, fabric, material, textile - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

1. To move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away (synset 201869189)
   "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
   is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
2. Submerge or plunge suddenly (synset 201971799)
   is a type of: dive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply
3. Dip into a liquid (synset 201980234)
   "He dipped into the pool"
   is a type of: dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
   same as: dip, douse
4. Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (synset 200811316)
   "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
   is a type of: avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
   subtypes:

   • beg - dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
   • quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
   same as: circumvent, dodge, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt

Other Searches

• Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
• Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
• Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing