Phrase Hound found 130 phrases and 21 compound words that contain ducks. The most common are listed below. Open ducks in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 130
- ducks and drakesA pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.
- ducks and coversthird-person singular simple present indicative of duck and cover: To duck under a surface and cover one's face with one's hands, as a means to protect oneself from flying debris etc.
- diving ducksplural of diving duck: Any of the ducks that feed mainly by diving such as pochards and scaups, of species in tribe Aythyini.
- domestic ducksplural of domestic duck: The domesticated subspecies or form of mallard, sometimes Anas platyrhynchos domesticus or Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica.
- rubber ducksplural of rubber duck: A toy, made from rubber or rubber-like plastic, shaped like a duck; usually a floating bathtub toy.
- sea ducksplural of sea duck: Any large duck found in coastal waters, especially those of the subfamily Merginae.
- sitting ducksplural of sitting duck: An obvious, vulnerable target.
- wood ducksplural of wood duck: A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
- lame ducksplural of lame duck: A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient, or disabled.
- Bombay ducksplural of Bombay duck: An edible lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, found in the waters around Mumbai
- mandarin ducksplural of mandarin duck: A colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.
- steamer ducksplural of steamer duck: A bird of the genus Tachyeres in the family Anatidae, the family of duck, goose and swan.
- American black ducksplural of American black duck: Anas rubripes, a large dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.
- whistling ducksplural of whistling duck: Any bird of the genus Dendrocygna in the family Anatidae, the family of duck, goose and swan.
- long-tailed ducksplural of long-tailed duck: An Arctic sea bird (Clangula hyemalis).
- tufted ducksplural of tufted duck: Any of species Aythya fuligula of diving ducks of northern Eurasia.
- ruddy ducksplural of ruddy duck: Oxyura jamaicensis, a small stifftail duck, the male of which has a rust-coloured body.
- marbled ducksplural of marbled duck: A bird of species Marmaronetta angustirostris.
- nice weather for ducksRainy weather.
- dabbling ducksplural of dabbling duck: One of the ducks of species in subfamily Anatinae, that feed by dabbling in shallow water, including mallards and teals.
- Muscovy ducksplural of Muscovy duck: A large duck (Cairina moschata) which is native to Mexico, Central and South America.
- Laysan ducksplural of Laysan duck: Anas laysanensis, an endangered dabbling duck endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
- box of fluffy ducksUsed to express that everything is good.
- line up one's ducksTo organize one's affairs so that one is ready to act efficiently.
- ducks on the pondA coded warning used by men to alert each other that female guests ("ducks") are present ("on the pond"), so that for politeness they should moderate their language.
Compound words 21
- DucksteinA surname.
- DucksworthA surname.
- eiderducksplural of eiderduck: An eider.
- funducksplural of funduck: A North African or Arabian inn or hotel.
- geoducksplural of geoduck: The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon.
- goeducksplural of goeduck: The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon.
- gooeyducksplural of gooeyduck: The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon.
- haiducksplural of haiduck: An outlaw, highwayman, or freedom fighter in the Balkans.
- hayducksplural of hayduck: An outlaw, highwayman, or freedom fighter in the Balkans.
- heiducksplural of heiduck: An outlaw, highwayman, or freedom fighter in the Balkans.