duce |
(Italian) leader; commander. [2 definitions] |
duchess |
a woman who is married to or the widow of a duke. [2 definitions] |
duchy |
the region over which a duke or duchess rules. |
duck1 |
any of numerous birds that live in and near water and have webbed feet for swimming and a large flat bill. [3 definitions] |
duck2 |
to lower one's head or whole body quickly, so as to hide or to avoid a blow or contact with a moving object. [7 definitions] |
duck3 |
a very strong fabric made of cotton or linen and resembling canvas. [2 definitions] |
duckbill |
a small Australian or Tasmanian mammal that lays eggs, lives in the water, and has a bill resembling that of ducks; platypus. |
duck-billed |
of an animal, having a broad, flat snout shaped like a duck's bill. |
duck-billed dinosaur |
any dinosaur of the Hadrosauridae family, having a broad, flat snout for grazing. |
duckboard |
boarding placed over a wet floor or mud to provide a dry surface for walking. |
ducking stool |
a former means of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were bound and then repeatedly plunged into water. |
duckling |
an immature duck. |
duckpin |
a short, thick pin used for a bowling game similar to tenpins. [2 definitions] |
duckwalk |
to walk while in a squatting position; waddle like a duck. |
duckweed |
any of various flowering plants that float freely on ponds and slow streams. |
ducky |
(informal) excellent; delightful; fine. |
duct |
a passage, such as a pipe or tube, through which something, esp. a liquid or gas, flows. [2 definitions] |
ductal |
in anatomy, relating to or originating from a duct, such as a duct in mammary tissue. |
ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. [3 definitions] |
ductless |
combined form of duct. |
ductless gland |
see "endocrine." |