NOUN | person | Drake, Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake | English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) |
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animal | drake | adult male of a wild or domestic duck |
Sounds | drey'k | |
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Rhymes | ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk... |
Meaning | English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596). | |
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Synonyms | Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake | |
Instance of | admiral, full admiral | The supreme commander of a fleet |
navigator | In earlier times, a person who explored by ship | |
Spanish | Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake | |
Catalan | Drake, Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake |
Meaning | adult male of a wild or domestic duck. | |
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Broader | duck | small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs |
Spanish | pato macho, pato | |
Catalan | ànec mascle, ànec |
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