'Raids', really?

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Originally Posted by Wolfie

But whyyyyyyy use the word "duck" to describe Mallards, Dutch Hookbills, Welsh Harlequins and the like? That makes them BORING!

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Not to my belly, not at all.

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Originally Posted by Bled

so you don't believe in using thesauruses huh? that explains a good deal of this. Raid is an adjective duck is a noun your analogy does not fit.

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Try again?

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Originally Posted by Viridiana

Kinda catchy. Not something I'd listen to every day, though. :p

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Maybe this one will help you mosh a little longer :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ra5-rAoH0

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Originally Posted by Ilean

Not to my belly, not at all.

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I can't tell if you actually got my point. But your post is what I was going for.

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Originally Posted by Viridiana

Try again?

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I am sorry a verb.

throw raid into a thesaurus, then throw duck into a thesaurus big difference.

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Originally Posted by Bled

so you don't believe in using thesauruses huh? that explains a good deal of this; duck is a noun your analogy does not fit.

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Originally Posted by Viridiana

Try again?

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In response to your edit. . . I'm not allowed to compare nouns to nouns now?

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Originally Posted by Bled

I am sorry a verb.

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. . . Try again?

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Originally Posted by Viridiana

In response to your edit. . . I'm not allowed to compare nouns to nouns now?

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thesaurus each and see if they fit?

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Originally Posted by Viridiana

. . . Try again?

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verb (used with object)
5.
to make a raid on.
6.
to steal from; loot: a worry that the investment fund is being raided.
7.
to entice away from another: Large companies are raiding key personnel from smaller companies.

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Originally Posted by Bled

verb (used with object)
5.
to make a raid on.
6.
to steal from; loot: a worry that the investment fund is being raided.
7.
to entice away from another: Large companies are raiding key personnel from smaller companies.

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Oh, hey, look, you just used it as a noun. . .

Also, the definition right above the one you quoted:

–noun
1.
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
2.
Military. a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force.
3.
a vigorous, large-scale effort to lure away a competitor's employees, members, etc.