different between ducks vs dacks

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?ks/
• Rhymes: -?ks

Etymology 1

Verb

ducks

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of duck

Etymology 2

Noun

ducks

1. plural of duck

Noun

ducks

1. (poker slang) A pair of twos.
2. (Britain, chiefly Northern England, used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).

   Hello ducks, how are you today?

3. (nautical) The light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates.
   • 1856, Charles Nordhoff, Nine Years a Sailor

     His spotless white ducks set tight about the hips, and hang loosely at the bottom, just allowing the tips of a pair of patent-leather pumps to peep out from beneath their ample breadth.

Synonyms

• (pet name): dear, duck, ducky, love

Translations

Anagrams

• suck'd

English

Pronunciation

Noun

dacks pl (plural only)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) Alternative form of daks

Verb

dacks

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dack

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Enhanced adverbial form of déck (“thick”), from Middle High German dicke (“thickly; often”), from Old High German thicco. Compare Dutch dikwijls (“often”). The vowel -a- is native, while the -é- of the adjective is due to influence by surrounding dialects.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daks/, [d?ks]
• Homophone: Dachs

Adverb

dacks

1. often; frequently

Synonyms

• oft (from German)

Antonyms

• sielen

Related terms

• déck