dipper

(noun)

noun

1. a ladle that has a cup with a long handle

Definition categories: man–made, ladle

2. a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris

Definition categories: object

3. a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

Similar word(s): plough, wagon, wain

Definition categories: object

4. small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage

Similar word(s): bufflehead, butterball

Definition categories: animal, duck

5. small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom

Definition categories: animal, oscine