Synonyms of the word

dipper

• n. Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed…
• n. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids.
• n. (India) the control in a vehicle that switches between high-beam and low-beam, especially when used to…
• n. (slang) A pickpocket.
• n. Any snack food intended to be dipped in sauce.
• n. (historical) A person employed in a tin plate works to coat steel plates in molten tin by dipping them.

asterism

• n. (astronomy) A constellation.
• n. (astronomy) A small group of stars that forms a visible pattern but is not an official constellation.
• n. A rarely used typographical symbol (⁂, three asterisks arranged in a triangle), used to call attention…
• n. (mineralogy) A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire)…

bufflehead

• n. A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.
• n. (obsolete) One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.

butterball

• n. A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter, margarine, or a spread.
• n. (derogatory) An overweight person.
• n. A small North American duck.

duck

• v. (intransitive) To lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
• v. (transitive) To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
• v. (intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water…
• v. (transitive) To lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
• v. (intransitive) To bow.
• v. (transitive) To evade doing something.
• v. (transitive) To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
• n. An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
• n. Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
• n. (uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
• n. (cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round…
• n. (slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
• n. A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.
• n. A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
• n. A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
• n. (US) A cairn used to mark a trail.
• n. One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
• n. A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
• n. (in the plural) Trousers made of such material.
• n. A term of endearment; pet; darling.
• n. (Midlands) Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).

ladle

• n. A deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle.
• n. (metallurgy) A container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal.
• n. The float of a mill wheel; a ladle board.
• n. An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
• n. A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.
• v. (transitive) to serve something with a ladle.

oscine

• adj. Of or pertaining to the songbirds (suborder Passeri).
• n. Any bird of the suborder Passeri (the songbirds), which have better vocal control than other birds.