Duck vs. Loon

Duckverb

(intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

Duckverb

(transitive) To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

Duckverb

(transitive) To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.

Duckverb

(intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.

Duckverb

(intransitive) To bow.

Duckverb

(transitive) To evade doing something.

Duckverb

(transitive) To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.

Duckverb

To enter a place for a short moment.

Ducknoun

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.

Ducknoun

Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.

Ducknoun

(uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.

Ducknoun

(cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)

Ducknoun

(slang) A playing card with the rank of two.

Ducknoun

A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.

Ducknoun

A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.

Ducknoun

A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.

Ducknoun

(US) A cairn used to mark a trail.

Ducknoun

One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.

Ducknoun

A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.

Ducknoun

(in plural) Trousers made of such material.

Ducknoun

A term of endearment; pet; darling.

Ducknoun

(Midlands) Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).

Ducknoun

A pet; a darling.

Ducknoun

A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than canvas, - used for the lighter sails of vessels, the sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing.

Ducknoun

The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.

Ducknoun

Any bird of the subfamily Anatinæ, family Anatidæ.

Ducknoun

A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.

Duckverb

To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw.

Duckverb

To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy.

Duckverb

To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion.

Duckverb

To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip.

Duckverb

To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.

Ducknoun

small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

Ducknoun

(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

Ducknoun

flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

Ducknoun

a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

Duckverb

to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away;

Duckverb

submerge or plunge suddenly

Duckverb

dip into a liquid;

Duckverb

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);

Ducknoun

a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.

Ducknoun

a female duck.

Ducknoun

a duck as food

Ducknoun

a pure white thin-shelled bivalve mollusc found off the Atlantic coasts of America.

Ducknoun

an amphibious transport vehicle

Ducknoun

a quick lowering of the head.

Ducknoun

dear; darling (used as an informal or affectionate form of address, especially among cockneys)

Ducknoun

a strong linen or cotton fabric, used chiefly for work clothes and sails

Ducknoun

trousers made of duck.

Ducknoun

a batsman's score of nought

Duckverb

lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or missile or so as not to be seen

Duckverb

depart quickly

Duckverb

avoid (a blow or missile) by moving quickly

Duckverb

evade or avoid (an unwelcome duty or undertaking)

Duckverb

push or plunge (someone) under water, either playfully or as a punishment

Duckverb

refrain from playing a winning card on a particular trick for tactical reasons

Duck

Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are also members of the same family.

Loonnoun

An idler, a lout.

Loonnoun

A boy, a lad.

Loonnoun

A harlot; mistress.

Loonnoun

A simpleton.

Loonnoun

(slang) A crazy or deranged person.

Loonnoun

An English soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland.

Loonnoun

Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.

Loonnoun

A sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue.

Loonnoun

Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator (formerly Colymbus), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber, or Colymbus torquatus), and the red-throated loon or diver (Urinator septentrionalis), are the best known species. See Diver.

Loonnoun

a worthless lazy fellow

Loonnoun

large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes

Loonnoun

a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought

Loonnoun

a silly or foolish person

Loonnoun

a large diving waterbird with a sleek black or grey head, a straight pointed bill, and short legs set far back under the body; a diver.

Loonverb

act in a foolish or desultory way

Loon

Loons (North America) or divers (United Kingdom / Ireland) are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia. All living species of loons are members of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae and order Gaviiformes .