1) Anseriformes 2) Averts 3) Avoids 4) Birds 5) Dodges 6) Eludes 7) Evades 8) Fowl 9) Teals 1) Avoids 2) Avoids a beanball 3) Dear trousers 4) Gets out of 5) Greenwings or goldeneyes 6) Huey, dewey and louie 7) Mallards 8) Manages to avoid 9) Pond denizens 10) Sidesteps 11) Small aquatic birds 12) Smee and smew 13) Stoops suddenly 14) Teals and mallards 15) Term of endearment 16) They wear down 
Ducks is Black-American slang for tickets to a social event.
ducks 1. A paddling of ducks (on water). 2. A brace of ducks. 3. A team of ducks (in flight). 4. A plump of ducks (in flight). 5. A dopping of ducks (diving).