duck

any of various swimming birds family Anatidae, the duck family in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage often used figuratively in phrases like have one's ducks in a row, get one's ducks in a row, or put one's ducks in a row to describe being or becoming thoroughly prepared or organized.

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

4 Letters, 1 Syllable

duck

3 Phonemes

d uh k

onset, rime

d uck

Morpheme

duck

Sentence Examples

The ceiling was so low I had to duck my head.

He ducked his head so they wouldn't see him.

We can't afford to duck the issue any longer.

They've been ducking each other for months.

She ducked into a store when it started to rain.

Sentence Examples

cold duck

duck soup

lame duck

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