Definition of duck

"duck" in the noun sense

1. duck

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

2. duck, duck's egg

cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

3. duck

flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

4. duck

a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave used for clothing and tents

"duck" in the verb sense

1. duck

to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

"Before he could duck, another stone struck him"

2. duck

submerge or plunge suddenly

3. dip, douse, duck

dip into a liquid

"He dipped into the pool"

4. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues

"He dodged the issue"

"she skirted the problem"

"They tend to evade their responsibilities"

"he evaded the questions skillfully"

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Quotations for duck

A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter. [ Proverb ]

Prate is prate, but it is the duck that lays the egg. [ Proverb ]

duck in Scrabble®

The word duck is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters duck:

DUCK
(48)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word duck

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The 37 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In duck

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duck in Words With Friends™

The word duck is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters duck:

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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word duck

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The 41 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In duck

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Words within the letters of duck

3 letter words in duck (1 word)

4 letter words in duck (1 word)

duck + 1 blank (2 words)

Word Growth involving duck

Shorter words in duck

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Longer words containing duck

beduck beducked

beduck beducking

beduck beducks

duckbill duckbilled

duckbill duckbills

duckblind duckblinds

duckboard duckboards

ducked beducked

ducker duckeries

ducker duckers

ducker duckery

duckfoot duckfooted

duckhunting

duckier

duckies duckiest

ducking beducking

duckling ducklings

duckmeat duckmeats

duckpin duckpins

duckpond duckponds

ducks beducks

ducks duckshove duckshoved

ducks duckshove duckshover duckshovers

ducks duckshove duckshoves

ducks duckshoving

ducks geoducks

ducks shelducks

ducks shellducks

ducktail ducktails

duckwalk duckwalked

duckwalk duckwalking

duckwalk duckwalks

duckweed duckweeds

ducky

geoduck geoducks

shelduck shelducks

shellduck shellducks

turducken