Ducks - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdəks|  American pronunciation of the word ducks
Brit.  |dʌks|  British pronunciation of the word ducks
- this word is used as a present tense form (he/she/it) of the verb to duck
- this word is used as a plural form of the noun duck

noun

- plural form of duck
- (poker slang) A pair of twos.
- (UK, chiefly Northern England, used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).
Hello ducks, how are you today?
- (nautical) The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.

Extra examples

The other day I saw a goose in white ducks.

There were ducks among the geese.

Ducks swam in the pond.

The ducks dabbled in the stream.

...we set the decoy afloat in the marsh and from the blind waited for the ducks to arrive...

Some seagulls were interspersed among the ducks.

The migration of the ducks southward showed that winter was close.

Crumble up these pieces of bread and give them to the ducks.

The hunters waded into the flats, looking vainly for ducks.

A couple of ducks made away with a great splutter.

All ducks upholster their nests in the same singular manner.

What can I get you, ducks?

Several children were feeding bread to the ducks.

The dog was paddling furiously after the ducks.

Half a dozen ducks waddled up the bank.

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