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noun
- A duck that feeds by dabbling in shallow water including the mallard and teal.
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| dabchick |
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noun (plural )
- A small grebe native to Europe, Africa and Asia.
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| darter |
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noun
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Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.
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| DAW |
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initialism- Dispense As Written
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| dickey |
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noun
- A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
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| dipper |
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noun (pluraldippers)
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Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
- A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids.
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| diver |
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noun (pluraldivers)
- someone who dives, especially as a sport
- someone who works underwater; a frogman
- the loon (bird)
- The New Zealand sand diver
- The Long-finned sand diver
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| diving duck |
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noun
- A duck that feeds mainly by diving such as the pochard.
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| dodo |
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noun (pl=dodoes, pl2=dodos)
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A large, flightless bird, Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- As dead as a .
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(context, figurative) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
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| dotterel |
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noun (pluraldotterels)
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A small plover, Chardrius morinellus, that breeds in northern Eurasia and winters in north Africa and the Middle East.
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| dovekie |
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noun
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a small back and white seabird, of the genus Alle, of the north Atlantic; the little auk
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| Down |
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proper noun
- One of the counties of Northern Ireland
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| Drake |
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proper noun
- A surname, notably of Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596).
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(given name, male), transferred use of the surname, or directly from the word drake.
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| drongo |
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noun
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Various birds of the family Dicruridae.
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(context, Australian English, New Zealand English, slang, pejoratives) fool, idiot.
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| duck |
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noun
- An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
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Specifically, an adult female female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
- The flesh of a duck used as food.
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(cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
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(UK, especially East of the Pennines) Dear, Mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
Ay up duck, ow'a'tha?
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(slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
- A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
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1912, Katherine Mansfield, "The Woman At The Store", from "Selected Short Stories":
- He was dressed in a Jaeger vest"a pair of blue trousers, fastened round the waist with a plaited leather belt.
verb
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(intransitive) To lower the head in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
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(transitive) To lower (something) into water.
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(transitive) To lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
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(transitive) To try to evade doing something.
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| duckling |
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noun
- A young duck.
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| dunlin |
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noun
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A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and with a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint.
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| dunnock |
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noun (pluraldunnocks)
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a small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis, the hedge sparrow
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