duck vs drake

duck and drake both are nouns.

duck is a verb but drake is not a verb.

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

As nouns, drake is a hyponym of duck; that is, drake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than duck:

duck: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
drake: adult male of a wild or domestic duck

Other hyponyms of duck include quack-quack, duckling, diving duck, dabbler, dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos, mallard, Anas rubripes, black duck, teal, Anas penelope, widgeon, wigeon, Anas clypeata, broadbill, shoveler, shoveller, Anas acuta, pin-tailed duck, pintail, sheldrake, Oxyura jamaicensis, ruddy duck, Bucephela albeola, bufflehead, butterball, dipper, Bucephela clangula, goldeneye, whistler, Aythya valisineria, canvasback, canvasback duck, Aythya ferina, pochard, Aythya americana, redhead, bluebill, broadbill, scaup, scaup duck, wild duck, Aix sponsa, summer duck, wood duck, wood widgeon, Aix galericulata, mandarin duck, Cairina moschata, muscovy duck, musk duck, sea duck.

duck (noun)	drake (noun)
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs	adult male of a wild or domestic duck
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

duck (verb)	drake (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

Difference between duck and drake

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