duckling
duckling is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A young or little duck. Gay. DUCKMEAT; DUCK'S-MEAT Duck"meat`, or Duck's"-meat`, n. (Bot.) Duckweed. DUCK'S-BILL Duck's"-bill`, a. Having the form of a duck's bill. Duck's-bill limpet (Zoöl.), a limpet of the genus Parmaphorus; -- so named from its shape. DUCK'S-FOOT Duck's"-foot`, n. (Bot.) The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum).
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- among
- and
- angel
- benefactor
- brick
- community
- demigod
- diamond
- earth
- example
- fellow
- gem
- gentleman
- good
- hero
- heroine
- honest
- innocent
- jewel
- lady
- liver
- man
- men
- million
- model
- noble
- one
- paragon
- pattern
- perfect
- perfection
- philanthropist
- piety
- pillar
- prince
- rough
- saint
- salt
- scholar
- seraph
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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