🦆duck

noun, verb
/dʌk/

Meaning

a waterbird with a broad bill and webbed feet; to lower the head or body quickly to avoid something
a waterbird with webbed feet and a broad flat bill

Example Sentences

He ducked to avoid the flying ball.

The duck swam gracefully across the lake.

Example Expressions

sitting duck

Synonyms

bird, fowl, dive, dodge, bend, waterfowl, waterbird
Entry 1
bird, fowl, dive, dodge, bend
Entry 2
waterfowl, waterbird

Antonyms

face, confront

Collocations

duck pond, roast duck, duck down, duck out, sitting duck, rubber duck, wild duck
Entry 1
duck pond, roast duck, duck down, duck out, sitting duck
Entry 2
rubber duck, sitting duck, duck pond, wild duck

More Example Sentences

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school throwing small pieces of bread into the water

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs into the water

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs into the water while laughing

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school throwing small pieces of bread into the water and laughing as the ducks swim closer and closer

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs into the water while laughing at their hungry quacks.

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