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duck
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
duck • verb 1. duck behind the wall synonyms : bend, bow down, bob down, stoop, crouch, squat, hunch down, hunker down. 2. duck one's head synonyms : bow, lower, drop. 3. duck...
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waterfowl
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...plural noun See table. Waterfowl Ducks baldpate black duck bufflehead canvasback common eider common...merganser common pintail eider fulvous whistling duck gadwall garganey goldeneye harlequin duck hooded merganser king eider mallard mandarin...
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avoid
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...evade, dodge, sidestep, escape, run away from; informal duck, wriggle out of, get out of, cop out of. antonym: face up...3. he jerked back to avoid a wild pitch synonyms : dodge, duck, get out of the way of. 4. you've been avoiding...
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meat
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...bison boar buffalo caiman capon caribou cervena chicken Cornish hen duck elk emu fowl frog legs game goat goose grouse guinea fowl hare kangaroo kid lamb llama moose muscovy duck musk ox muskrat mutton ostrich partridge pheasant pigeon pork poultry...
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game
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...blindman's bluff/buff catch cat's cradle charades cops and robbers cowboys and Indians dodge ball double dutch duck, duck, goose follow-the-leader four square freeze tag hangman hide-and-seek hopscotch jacks kickball kick the can...
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evade
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...one's distance from, steer clear of, shun, shirk; inf. duck. 2. evade the question/issue synonyms : avoid...skirt around, fudge, not give a straight answer to; inf. duck, cop out of. antonyms: face; confront.
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dive
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...scuba dive. 3. they dove for cover synonyms : leap, jump, lunge, launch oneself, throw oneself, go headlong, duck. • noun 1. a dive into the pool synonyms : plunge, swan dive, nosedive, jump, bellyflop; plummet...
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dip
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
dip • verb 1. he dipped a rag in the water synonyms : immerse, submerge, plunge, duck, dunk, lower, sink. 2. the sun dipped below the horizon synonyms : sink, set, drop, go/drop down, fall, descend...
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abscond
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...hasty retreat, run for it, make a run for it; disappear, vanish, slip away, split, steal away, sneak away; clear out, duck out; informal cut and run, skedaddle, skip, skip town, head for the hills, do a disappearing act, fly the coop, take...
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straightforward
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...undemanding, plain sailing, child's play; informal as easy as pie, a piece of cake, a cinch, a snip, a breeze, a cakewalk, duck soup, a snap. antonym: complicated. 2. a straightforward man synonyms : honest, frank, candid, open, truthful...
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