duck
/dʌk/
Also a verb
Meaning
A common aquatic bird with webbed feet, a broad flat bill, and short legs.
A mother duck led her fluffy ducklings toward the edge of the pond.
The meat of this bird prepared as food.
He ordered roasted duck served with a tart cherry sauce for dinner.
Collocations
- duck breast
- duck pond
- roast duck
- wild duck
- duck confit
Synonyms
See also get one's ducks in a row
Idioms
like water off a duck's back
criticism or insults having no effect on someone
All of their harsh criticism was just like water off a duck's back to her.
lame duck
an official in the final period of office after a successor has been elected
As a lame duck president, he struggled to pass any significant legislation.