goose Definition
goose (go̵̅o̅s)
noun pl. geese
- any of various long-necked, web-footed, wild or domestic waterfowl that are like ducks but larger; esp., a female as distinguished from a gander
- the flesh of a goose, used for food
- a silly person
- a tailor's pressing iron with a long handle curved somewhat like the neck of a goose
- Slang a sudden, playful prod in the backside
Etymology: ME gose < OE gos, akin to Du & Ger gans, ON gas < IE *ĝhans > L anser; goose prob. for the fact that geese sometimes attack children from the rear
transitive verb goosed, goos′·ing
- ☆ to prod suddenly and playfully in the backside so as to startle
- ☆ to feed gasoline to (an engine) in irregular spurts
- ☆ to prod, or stir, into action
goose Idioms
cook someone's goose
Informal to spoil someone's chances, hopes, etc.
goose Synonyms
goose
n.
Types of geese include: gray, graylag, bean, pink-footed, white-fronted, snow, emperor, kelp, upland, black, barnacle, brant, Canada, Chinese, Egyptian, Orinoco.
A stupid person
cook one's goose*
goose Usage Examples
Preposition: down
- duvet: Down is the finest of all fillings and its unique ability to trap air means this goose down duvet is exceptionally light.
- pillow: Also on offer are a pair of matching Hungarian goose down pillows for just £ 79.99.
Converse of object
- fatten: People during the Middle Ages also ate fattened geese.
- migrate: It is famous for the large number of migrating geese that come here.
Adjective modifier
- brent: Have a look for the heron stalking its prey and the brent geese coming into land after their 3000 km flight from the Arctic.
- pink-footed: Cumbria, where it is possible to hunt pink-footed geese, most of which breed in Iceland, each winter?
- white-fronted: The bog also provides habitats for upland birds, with the Greenland white-fronted goose being of particular note.
- dark-bellied: We are preparing a list of sites used by dark-bellied brent geese in Denmark.
- pinkfooted: So ended a fantastic day, the final bag included pinkfooted geese, mallard, wigeon, pheasant and a hare.
- Hawaiian: One of their early successes in conservation was the preservation of the Hawaiian goose.
Modifies a noun
- pimple: You get stomach cramps, diarrhea, sickness, headache, nausea, goose pimples, hot & sweaty, then really cold.
- bump: Reading your post I got goose bumps all over.
- quill: Queen Elizabeth favored swans, and wisely: although some writers found them too stiff, a swan quill would outlast 50 goose quills.
- barnacle: Goose tree Goose barnacles often attach themselves to the bottom of boats and any floating object.
- feather: They can be filled with duck or goose feather or down.
Noun used with modifier
- greylag: We sat out in the evening, watching the fish jump and greylag geese swim by with their babies.
- barnacle: On tuesday I came accross a barnacle goose in Combe Haven valley.
- solan: He had charge beside of the solan geese that roosted in the crags; and from these an extraordinary income is derived.
- roast: Roast goose for 2 to 2 ½ hours draining the fat often.
Browse dictionary entries near goose
- ‹ goosander
- ‹ goop
- ‹ goony
- ‹ gooney bird
- ‹ goon
- ‹ goombay
- ‹ goombah
- ‹ gook
- ‹ googolplex
- ‹ googol
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- goose bumps ›
- goose egg ›
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- goose pimples ›
- goose step ›
- gooseberry ›
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- goosefoot ›
- goosegrass ›

