| 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." |
| duct tape |
a wide, strong adhesive tape, typically silver in color, originally designed for sealing heating and air-conditioning ducts but used for a wide variety of purposes. |
| dud |
(informal) someone or something that functions poorly or fails in some regard. [3 definitions] |
| dude |
(informal) a man who dresses in a showy manner and pays exceptional attention to his appearance; dandy. [3 definitions] |
| dude ranch |
a vacation resort operated like a ranch, offering horseback riding and other similar outdoor pastimes. |
| dudgeon |
an angry, resentful, and offended state of mind. |