any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.

a part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face.

Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).

A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.

The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.

A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.

a person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

to lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.).

a distance from which sound is still audible.

the northern section of a state.

A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.

one of the hairs which grow along the edge of eyelids

To repost or forward another user's message on the microblogging social networking website Twitter (sometimes called X).