en ducks and drakes

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07, OpenCyc 2012, English Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • fi voileipien heittäminen (n, act) ➜
  • ja 水切り ➜
  • ja 水切り (n, act) ➜
  • ja 飛び石 ➜
  • ja 飛石 ➜
  • de ditschen ➜
  • de steineflitschen ➜
  • de steinehüpfen ➜
  • en squandering ➜
  • en stone skipping ➜
  • fi leipien heitto ➜
  • mi paratiti ➜
  • mi ripi ➜
  • nl ketsen ➜
  • nl kiskassen ➜
  • ru печь блины ➜
  • zh 打水漂 ➜
  • en squander (v) ➜

Related terms

  • en bounce ➜
  • en flat ➜
  • en make ➜
  • en pastime ➜
  • en play ➜
  • en squandering ➜
  • en surface ➜
  • fi heittää leipiä (v) ➜
  • fi leipien heitto (n) ➜
  • fi leipä (n) ➜
  • fi voileipä (n) ➜
  • it rimbalzello (n) ➜
  • zh 打水漂 (v) ➜
  • zh 水漂 (n) ➜

Derived terms

  • en drakestone ➜
  • en make ducks and drakes of one's money ➜
  • en play ducks and drakes with ➜

Derived from

  • en drake (n) ➜
  • en duck (n) ➜

ducks and drakes is a type of…

  • en game (n, act) ➜

Links to other resources

  • umbel.org /umbel/sc/DucksAndDrakes
  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 100460906-n
  • en.wiktionary.org ducks and drakes
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