butterball vs duck

duck vs butterball

butterball and duck both are nouns.

butterball is not a verb while duck is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
butterball	Yes	No	No	No
duck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, duck is a hypernym of butterball; that is, duck is a word with a broader meaning than butterball:

butterball: small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
duck: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

butterball (noun)	duck (noun)
small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage	small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
a rotund individual	a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
	flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
	(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

butterball (verb)	duck (verb)
	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
	to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
	submerge or plunge suddenly
	dip into a liquid

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