ducks

Speech parts

1. ducks - Noun

2. ducks - Verb

Meaning

ducks

third-person singular simple present indicative of duck

ducks

plural of duck

(poker slang) A pair of twos.

(Britain, chiefly Northern England, used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).
Hello ducks, how are you today?

(nautical) The light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

parry ducky duck mallard love dear elude shirk sidestep dunk deuces

Phrases with the word

ducks and drakes ducks in a row sitting ducks get one's ducks in a row don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks have one's ducks in a row

Examples

Make ducks and drakes with shillings. George Chapman

[W]atching ducks land on a lake in Arkansas in the winter is about the closest to Heaven as you can find on this earth... and as someone who believes, according to my faith, I will go to Heaven when I die, I am pretty sure that there is duck hunting in Heaven! Mike Huckabee

I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks. Maeve Binchy

Wild ducks and tomorrow both come without calling. Russian Proverb

It's natural for ducks to go barefoot. Irish Proverb

When the ducks are quacking the frogs take it as a warning. Madagascan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

duckpins duckpond duckroll ducks and drakes ducks and geese ducks and swans