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1. target-hunting
adjective. guided automatically toward the target.
Rhymes with Duck Hunting
- confronting
- affronting
- grunting
- fronting
- blunting
- shunting
- bunting
Sentences with duck-hunting
1. Noun Phrase
Standard poodles were originally bred by the French for duck hunting.
2. Noun Phrase
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department divides Texas into three duck hunting zones.
3. Noun Phrase
At the time of publication, the regular duck hunting seasons are as follows:
4. Noun Phrase
The hunting of "dusky" ducks is not permitted during the first five days of duck hunting season.
2. hunting
noun. ['ˈhʌntɪŋ'] the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hunt (English)
- hunten (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. hunting
noun. ['ˈhʌntɪŋ'] the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hunt (English)
- hunten (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. hunting
noun. ['ˈhʌntɪŋ'] the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone.
Synonyms
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hunt (English)
- hunten (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. duck
verb. ['ˈdʌk'] to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away.
Antonyms
Etymology
- doek (Dutch)
- doec (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- douken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- duce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. duck
noun. ['ˈdʌk'] small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs.
Synonyms
- muscovy duck
- duck down
- shoveller
- scaup
- Anas rubripes
- butterball
- canvasback duck
- teal
- Anatidae
- pin-tailed duck
- summer duck
- sea duck
- whistler
- Bucephela albeola
- ruddy duck
- wigeon
- wild duck
- family Anatidae
- bufflehead
- anseriform bird
- mallard
- diving duck
- dabbling duck
- broadbill
- drake
- Bucephela clangula
- redhead
- bluebill
- wood duck
- black duck
- Aythya valisineria
- dabbler
- duckling
- Anas penelope
- sheldrake
- pintail
- Anas platyrhynchos
- quack-quack
- pochard
- Cairina moschata
- Anas acuta
- musk duck
- wood widgeon
- Aix sponsa
- Anas clypeata
- Aix galericulata
- scaup duck
- widgeon
- Oxyura jamaicensis
- dipper
- Aythya ferina
- Aythya americana
- goldeneye
- canvasback
- mandarin duck
Antonyms
Etymology
- doek (Dutch)
- doec (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- douken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- duce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. duck
verb. ['ˈdʌk'] submerge or plunge suddenly.
Antonyms
Etymology
- doek (Dutch)
- doec (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- douken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- duce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. duck
verb. ['ˈdʌk'] avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
Etymology
- doek (Dutch)
- doec (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- douken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- duce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))