DUCKS AND DRAKES

Meaning of DUCKS AND DRAKES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or duck and drake

Date: 1583

: the pastime of skimming flat stones or shells along the surface of calm water

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- play ducks and drakes with

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

DUCKS AND DRAKES — noun also duck and drake : the pastime of skimming flat stones or shells along the surface of calm water …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUCKS AND DRAKES — 1. Also, duck and drake . a pastime in which flat stones or shells are thrown across water so as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCKS AND DRAKES — [ducks and drakes] or duck and drake n (1583): the pastime of skimming flat stones or shells along the surface …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCKS AND DRAKES — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It was as if he were playing ducks and drakes with himself. ▪ Why should …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUCKS AND DRAKES — To make ducks and drakes: a school-boy's amusement, practised with pieces of tile, oyster-shells, or flattish stones, which being skimmed …
Slang English vocab
DUCKS AND DRAKES — or duck and drake noun Date: 1583 the pastime of skimming flat stones or shells along the surface of calm …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUCKS AND DRAKES — game in which stones are skipped across the water's surface
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DUCKS AND DRAKES — Variant: or duck and drake Function: noun Date: 1583 : the pastime of skimming flat stones or shells along the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DUCKS AND DRAKES — ■ noun a game of throwing flat stones so that they skim along the surface of water. Origin C16: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DUCKS AND DRAKES — noun [ U ] ( BrE ) a game in which you make flat stones bounce across the surface of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCKS AND DRAKES — ˌducks and ˈdrakes BrE AmE noun [uncountable] British English a children’s game in which you make flat stones jump across …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUCKS AND DRAKES — утки-селезни, "блины" (детская игра; бросание плоских камешков так, чтобы они прыгали по воде)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
DUCKS AND DRAKES — игра
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DUCKS AND DRAKES — игра
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DUCKS AND DRAKES — "утки-селезни", "блины" (детская игра; бросание плоских камешков так, чтобы они прыгали по воде)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
DUCKS — plural of duck present third singular of duck
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUCKS — n. pants made of durable closely woven cotton fabric
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DUCKS — trousers made from duck. → duck
Concise Oxford English vocab
DUCKS — ➡ duck
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUCKS — List of members : American Saxony Ducks Anconas Australian Spotteds Aylesbury Ducks Black East Indies Buff Ducks Call Ducks Crested …
The Bird English vocab
DUCKS — Утки
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKS — Утки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKS — Качки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKS — Гусеобразные
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DRAKES — Селезни
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DRAKES — Селезне
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKS — n. парусиновые брюки
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DUCKS — n. парусиновые брюки
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DUCKS — Ферзь
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKS — Правила; Шахматы
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKS — Месье
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKS — Дяденька
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKS — Дамка
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKS — Дама
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKS — Господин
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKS — прижимные грузы, "крысы"
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
DUCKS — n pl AmE sl There were no ducks left — Билетов уже не было
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
DUCKS — n pl AmE sl There were no ducks left — Билетов уже не было
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
DUCKS — ducks n pl AmE sl There were no ducks left Билетов уже не было
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
DUCKS — There were no ducks left — Билетов уже не было
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
DUCKS — Утки
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY DUCKS AND DRAKES WITH — or make ducks and drakes of phrasal to use recklessly ; squander
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAKE DUCKS AND DRAKES OF — phrasal see: play ducks and drakes with
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAKE DUCKS AND DRAKES OF — phrasal see play ducks and drakes with
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAY DUCKS AND DRAKES WITH — phrasal also make ducks and drakes of : to throw away heedlessly : squander
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAKE DUCKS AND DRAKES OF — see play ducks and drakes with
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY DUCKS AND DRAKES WITH — or make ducks and drakes of : to use recklessly : squander played ducks and drakes with his money
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUCK — I Any of various relatively small, short-necked, large-billed waterfowl (several genera in subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae). The legs of true …
Английский словарь Британика
DUCK — (from Dutch doek, cloth), any of a broad range of strong, durable, plainwoven fabrics made originally from tow yarns and …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANSERIFORM
Britannica English vocabulary
DUCK — I. duck 1 S3 /dʌk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: duce ] 1 . [countable] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUCK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUCK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUCK
Oxford English vocab
YOURSELF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TUFTED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN duck ▪ We were watching the tufted ducks which made up for their late …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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