ducks

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dʌks/ Rhymes: -ʌks === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== ducks plural of duck === Etymology 2 === From the shape of the numeral 2, looking like the profile of a duck. ==== Noun ==== ducks (poker slang) A pair of twos. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From duck (“darling”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix). ==== Noun ==== ducks (UK, chiefly Northern England, used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name). Hello ducks, how are you today? ===== Synonyms ===== (pet name): dear, duck, ducky, love === Etymology 4 === From duck (“tightly woven cotton fabric”). ==== Noun ==== ducks (nautical) The light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates. === Etymology 5 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== ducks third-person singular simple present indicative of duck === Anagrams === suck'd