Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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duck | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dodge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
duck (noun) | dodge (noun) |
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small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs | a quick evasive movement |
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents | an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade |
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery |
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman |
duck (verb) | dodge (verb) |
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away | make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid |
submerge or plunge suddenly | move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course |
dip into a liquid |