dukke — meaning in English
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English meaning
- doll noun A toy made in the likeness of a human figure, often a child's plaything.
- duck noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
- dummy noun A model or replica of a person or object, used as a stand-in.
- skein noun A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter.
Senses
dukke is used for these senses in English:
- doll A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.
- duck (transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
- dummy Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.
- skein A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together in an oblong shape, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.
doll — full definition
- noun A toy made in the likeness of a human figure, often a child's plaything.
- noun Informal: an attractive or likeable person, often used as a term of endearment.
- verb "Doll up": to dress oneself in an elaborate or glamorous way.
duck — full definition
- noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
- verb To lower the head or body quickly to avoid being hit.
- verb To avoid or evade a task, question, or responsibility.
- noun (British, informal) A term of endearment for a friend or stranger.