 English vocabulary word of the day, duck, from espressoenglish.net. First, let's work on the pronunciation. Duck starts with D as in the words day, done, and dig. The letter U has the UH sound, like in luck, cut, and mug. And CK sounds like in pick, black, and stuck. Say the word after me, duck. A duck is a type of bird that is often found in water, as you can see in the picture. A baby duck is called a duckling. The word duck also refers to a movement, when you move your head and upper body down in order to avoid being hit by something. In the picture, one boxer is ducking the punch from the other boxer. When you move your body or head to the side, then you are dodging the attack. But when you move your head and body down, you are ducking the attack. One expression is a sitting duck. A sitting duck means an easy target for attack. For example, if that soldier doesn't get back to the base quickly, he'll be a sitting duck, meaning it will be easy for the enemy to attack him. Another interesting expression is get your ducks in a row. This means to get your issues organized. For example, I can't think about buying a house until I get all my ducks in a row when it comes to my finances. This means until I organize my financial issues. If you often find yourself struggling to think of the right word in English, you'll benefit from my vocabulary builder course. It will help teach you useful vocabulary words that you can use in daily life. Click the link in the video to take some free sample lessons.