Synonyms: duck
Definition: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Similar words: anseriform bird
Definition: chiefly web-footed swimming birds
Synonyms: duck
Definition: a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
Similar words: fabric, material, cloth, textile
Definition: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Usage: the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent; woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC; she measured off enough material for a dress
Synonyms: duck
Definition: flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
Similar words: poultry
Definition: flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
Synonyms: duck, duck's egg
Definition: (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
Similar words: score
Definition: a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
Usage: the score was 7 to 0
Synonyms: hedge, circumvent, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt, dodge, duck, evade, fudge, elude
Definition: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Usage: He dodged the issue; she skirted the problem; They tend to evade their responsibilities; he evaded the questions skillfully
Similar words: avoid
Definition: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
Usage: Her former friends now avoid her
Synonyms: duck
Definition: to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
Usage: Before he could duck, another stone struck him
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: duck
Definition: submerge or plunge suddenly
Definition: dip into a liquid
Usage: He dipped into the pool
Similar words: souse, dunk, dip, douse, plunge
Definition: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
Usage: dip the garment into the cleaning solution; dip the brush into the paint