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ducks en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

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Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of duck
    form of duck

ducks en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From the shape of the numeral 2, looking like the profile of a duck.

Meanings

  1. (slang) A pair of twos.

ducks en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English duck English -syclip. English -s English ducks From duck (“darling”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Meanings

  1. (Northern-England, UK, used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).
    • Hello ducks, how are you today?

Synonyms

ducky (pet name) · dear (pet name) · duck (pet name) · love (pet name)

ducks en · NOUN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

Etymology

From duck (“tightly woven cotton fabric”).

Meanings

  1. The light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates.
    • His spotless white ducks set tight about the hips, and hang loosely at the bottom, just allowing the tips of a pair of patent-leather pumps to peep out from beneath their ample breadth. 1856, Charles Nordhoff, Nine Years a Sailor:

ducks en · VERB · etymology 5

Pronunciation

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of duck
    form of duck