Index of English words, starting with "du"

(1) - Duck (v. t.) A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
(2) - Duck (v. t.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae.
(3) - Duck (v. i.) To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.
(4) - Duck (v. i.) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip.
(5) - Duck (v. t.) To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion.
(6) - Duck (v. t.) To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy.
(7) - Duck (v. t.) To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw.
(8) - Duck (n.) The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.
(9) - Duck (n.) A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than canvas, -- used for the lighter sails of vessels, the sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing.
(10) - Duck (n.) A pet; a darling.

(1) - Ducker (n.) A cringing, servile person; a fawner.
(2) - Ducker (n.) One who, or that which, ducks; a plunger; a diver.

(1) - Duckling (n.) A young or little duck.

(1) - Duckweed (n.) A genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also duckmeat.