dipper
dipper /ˈdɪpɝ/
noun
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()
A ladle that has a cup with a long handle
(
dipper
)
a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
She used the dipper to scoop water from the well.
She used the dipper to scoop water from the well.
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Small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
(
dipper
, water ouzel
)
small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
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Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
(
Bucephela albeola
, bufflehead
, butterball
[ N. American] , dipper
)
small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
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A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
(
Big Dipper
[ N. American] , Charles's Wain
, Dipper
, Plough
[British] , Wagon
, Wain
)
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
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A cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris
(
Dipper
, Little Dipper
)
a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris