dear; darling (used as an informal or affectionate form of address, especially among cockneys)
an official (especially the president) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor
an Australian stiff-tailed duck with dark gray plumage and a musky smell, the male having a large black lobe of skin hanging below the bill
any of a number of ducks that frequent the sea, especially the eiders, scoters, and long-tailed duck
a tree-nesting North American duck, the male of which has brightly colored plumage
a duck with black plumage, especially the American black duck (Anas rubripes) of northeastern North America
the bummalo (fish), especially when dried and eaten as an accompaniment with curry
a duck of a type that dives under water for food, such as the pochard, scaup, tufted duck, and goldeneye
a freshwater bivalve mollusk that is smaller and darker than the related swan mussel, found in rivers with sandy or gravelly bottoms
a Chinese dish consisting of strips of roast duck served with shredded vegetables and a sweet sauce
a New World stiff-tailed duck with a broad bill, the male having mainly deep red-brown plumage and white cheeks
a Eurasian freshwater diving duck with a drooping crest, the male having mainly black and white plumage
a freshwater duck that typically feeds in shallow water by dabbling and upending, such as the mallard, teal, shoveler, and pintail
a small tree-nesting eastern Asian duck, the male of which has showy plumage with an orange ruff and orange saillike feathers on each side of the body
a large tropical American tree-nesting duck, having glossy greenish-black plumage in the wild but bred in a variety of colors as a domestic bird
a person or thing with no protection against an attack or other source of danger
a sturdily built grayish duck that churns the water with its wings when fleeing danger, typically flightless and native to southern South America
a long-legged duck with an upright stance and a whistling call, often perching on branches
a Eurasian diving duck related to the pochard, the male of which has mainly dark red-brown breeding plumage
a marine diving duck that breeds in Arctic Eurasia and North America, the male having very long tail feathers and mainly white plumage in winter
a potentially hurtful or harmful remark or incident that has no apparent effect on the person mentioned
an animal with jaws resembling a duck’s bill, e.g., a platypus or a duck-billed dinosaur
a northern sea duck, of which the male has mainly black and white plumage with a colored head, and the brown female has soft down feathers that are used to line the nest
a domestic duck of a breed with white plumage
a man’s hairstyle, associated especially with the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides and tapered at the nape
a small duck of fast-flowing streams around the Arctic and North Pacific, the male having mainly gray-blue plumage with bold white markings
a man’s hairstyle, associated especially with the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides and tapered at the nape