goose

Definition of goose in English English dictionary: Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, bigger than a duck
There is a flock of geese on the pond.; A stupid person; To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator; To sharply poke or pinch someone's buttocks. Derived from a goose's inclination to bite at a retreating intruder's hindquarters; A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics
Come in, tailor. Here you may roast your goose.; Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not pre-booked a cab. This is unauthorised under UK licensing conditions; {n} a large fowl, taylor's iron, simpleton; {i} type of swimming bird; goose meat; stupid person (Slang); web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks; Goose is the meat from a goose that has been cooked. roast goose. see also wild goose chase. to touch or press someone on their bottom as a joke. Any of various large, heavy-bodied waterfowl (family Anatidae), especially those of the genera Anser (so-called gray geese) and Branta (so-called black geese), which are found only in the Northern Hemisphere. Intermediate in size and build between ducks and swans, geese are less fully aquatic than either, and their legs are farther forward, allowing them to walk readily. Geese have a specially modified bill for grasping sedges and grasses, their main diet. The sexes are alike in coloration; males (called ganders) are usually larger than females. Both sexes utter loud honking or gabbling cries while in flight or when danger appears. Geese pair for life. Flocks traveling in V-formations migrate between their northern breeding grounds and southern wintering grounds. See also barnacle goose; Canada goose; greylag; nene. Hawaiian goose barnacle goose Canada goose Mother Goose; To pinch someones buttock; Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserinæ, and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several allied genera; A grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, bigger than a duck; Any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose; {i} tailor's iron; A silly creature; a simpleton; To sharply and unexpectedly poke someones crotch from behind, like a goose biting; a man who is a stupid incompetent fool; A game played with counters on a board divided into compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted; A goose is a large bird that has a long neck and webbed feet. Geese are often farmed for their meat; web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks flesh of a goose (domestic or wild); {f} (Slang) poke a person's buttocks (in order to surprise); rouse to action; flesh of a goose (domestic or wild); A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle, which resembles the neck of a goose; oca
goose bump: Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear
goose egg: Zero; nothing
I missed every question on the quiz and got a goose egg.
goose egg: A swelling or bump on the head
goose eggs: plural form of goose egg
goose flesh: Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear
goose is cooked: All hope is gone; there is no possibility of success
If he doesn't win the next round, then his goose is cooked.
goose pimple: Small bumps on the skin caused by the involuntary erection of hairs in response to cold or fear
goose skin: Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear
goose up: to boost, to take steps to make something appear more attractive
goose wing: A position of sails in a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat, in which the mainsail is set to the leeward and the jib to the windward. This position may be used when running (almost) straight downwind
goose wings: plural form of goose wing
goose-rumped: having a steep, sloping croup, a narrow rump, and a low set to the tail
goose-step: A style of marching in which the feet are lifted high in the air in front
goose-step: To march with a goose-step
goose bump: reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
goose pimples: Temporary bumpiness of the skin produced by cold or fear, gooseflesh, goose bumps
Goose Green: a place in the Falklands where British soldiers fought with Argentinians in May 1982, and where many soldiers were killed
goose barnacle: stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers
goose barnacle: Any of various barnacles of the genus Lapas, having a fleshy stalk that attaches to rocks or floating objects such as ship hulls. Also called gooseneck barnacle
goose bump: A manuever to use as a last resort when the Regular Bump doesn't get the attention you require especially effective when combined with the Sniff (See above)
goose bump: A maneuver to use as a last resort when the Regular Bump doesn't get the attention you require especially effective when combined with The Sniff See Bump
goose bump: A maneuver to use as a last resort when the Regular Bump doesn't get the attention you require especially effective when combined with The Sniff See above
goose bump: A maneuver to use as a last resort when the regular bump doesn't get the attention you require especially effective when combined with the Sniff
goose bump: A maneuver to use as a last resort when the Regular Bump doesn't get the attention you require, especially effective when combined with The Sniff See above
goose bumps: goose flesh, goose pimples, bumpy condition of the skin caused by a physical or emotional sensation (i.e. cold, fear, surprise)
goose bumps: If you get goose bumps, the hairs on your skin stand up so that it is covered with tiny bumps. You get goose bumps when you are cold, frightened, or excited. = goose pimples. Momentary roughness of the skin caused by erection of the papillae in response to cold or fear. Also called goose flesh, goose pimples
goose down: down of the goose
goose down: fine under plumage of a goose (often used as insulation in clothing and blankets)
goose egg: In games, a zero; a score or record of naught; so named in allusion to the egglike outline of the zero sign 0
goose egg: {i} zero, nothing, zilch
goose egg: Zero, especially when written as a numeral to indicate that no points have been scored
goose egg: Called also duck egg
goose feathers: feathers taken from a goose (used as quilting, pillow stuffing, etc.)
goose flesh: goose flesh, goose pimples, bumpy condition of the skin caused by a physical or emotional sensation (i.e. cold, fear, surprise)
goose grass: low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia
goose grass: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
goose grass: annual weedy grass used for hay
goose grass: annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
goose grease: grease derived from geese
goose liver: liver of a goose used as meat
goose neck: (illustrated)
goose neck: Handlebar stem, particularly a stem with a long forward extension
goose pimple: pilomotor reflex: reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
goose pimples: (British) temporary bumpiness of the skin produced by cold or fear, gooseflesh, goose bumps
goose pimples: Goose pimples are the same as goose bumps. goose·bumps goose·flesh small raised spots on your skin that you get when you are cold or frightened
goose skin: goose flesh, goose pimples, bumpy condition of the skin caused by a physical or emotional sensation (i.e. cold, fear, surprise)
goose step: A military parade step executed by swinging the legs sharply from the hips and keeping the knees locked
goose step: a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high march in a military fashion
goose-step: When soldiers goose-step, they lift their legs high and do not bend their knees as they march. photos of soldiers goose-stepping beside fearsome missiles
got goose-flesh: bumps appeared on his skin, his skin began to tingle (from fear or cold)
Canada goose: A large goose, Branta canadensis
Canadian goose: Alternative form of Canada goose
Pisces Fish - George Harrison.
barnacle goose: A black and white species of bird from the northern hemisphere, scientifically known as the Branta leucopsis
bean goose: A grey goose, Anser fabalis, of the Anatidae family
brant goose: A small member of the goose family (Anatidae), Branta bernicla
brent goose: A small member of the goose family (Anatidae), Branta bernicla
greylag goose: Anser anser, a goose found across much of the Palearctic
greylag-goose: Attributive form of greylag goose, noun
This duck has a greylag-goose taste to it.
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs: To seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit
laughing goose: The European white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
laughing-goose: Attributive form of laughing goose
a laughing-goose look about him.
magpie-goose: Anseranas semipalmata, a member of the bird order Anseriformes, resident breeder in northern Australia and southern New Guinea, having black and white plumage and yellowish legs
rood goose: the barnacle goose
sauce for the goose: A short form of what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
silly goose: Silly person, usually referring to female
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander: If something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another
white-fronted goose: a goose that has bright orange legs and mouse-coloured upper wing-coverts, Anser albifrons
wild goose: any of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the domesticated goose that would not fly
wild goose chase: Alternative spelling of wild-goose chase
wild goose chases: plural form of wild goose chase
wild-goose chase: A task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome
Diagnosing this software application's problems is a wild-goose chase because it is built in an environment that has poor debugging tools.
wild-goose chase: A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy pursuit
I went on a wild-goose chase all over the town looking for that adapter until I discovered they no longer make them.
wild-goose chases: plural form of wild-goose chase
wouldn't say boo to a goose: describing a quiet, exceptionally shy person
blue goose: North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter. (synonym) Chen caerulescens
duck duck goose: Duck Duck Goose is a traditional children's game or adult's game often first learned in pre-school or kindergarten or high school
duck duck goose: (Oyunlar) Duck, duck, goose (called Duck, Duck, Gray Duck in Minnesota) is a traditional children's game often first learned in pre-school or kindergarten
wild goose chase: (deyim) A waste of time, a long chase without result
wild goose chase: (deyim) 1. (figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy pursuit.2. A task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome
1. I went on a wild-goose chase all over the town looking for that adapter until I discovered they no longer make them. 2. Diagnosing this software application's problems is a wild-goose chase because it is built in an environment that has poor debugging.
Canada goose: A common wild goose (Branta canadensis) of North America, having grayish plumage, a black neck and head, and a white throat patch. Brown-backed, light-breasted goose (Branta canadensis) with black head and neck and white cheeks. Subspecies vary in size, from the 3-lb (1.4-kg) cackling goose to the 20-lb (8-kg) giant Canada goose, which has a wingspread of up to 6.5 ft (2 m). Canada geese breed across Canada and Alaska and winter mainly in the southern U.S. and Mexico; they have been introduced into England and other countries. They are an important game bird. Their almost incessant honking draws attention to their V-formations during migrations. In recent years their population in North America has greatly increased
Canadian goose: Variant of Canada goose
GOOS: international partnership of oceanographic observers and researchers who exchange information and plans in order to understand the health and future of the oceans worldwide
Mother Goose: The imaginary author of Mother Goose's Tales, a collection of nursery rhymes first published in London in the 18th century. Fictitious old woman, reputedly the source of the body of traditional children's songs and verses known as nursery rhymes. Often pictured as a beak-nosed, sharp-chinned old woman riding on the back of a flying gander, she was first associated with nursery rhymes in Mother Goose's Melody (1781), published by the successors of John Newbery. The name apparently derived from the title of Charles Perrault's collection of fairy tales Ma Mère l'oye (1697; "My Mother Goose"). The persistent rumour that Mother Goose was an actual Boston woman is false
Mother Goose: fictitious author of a collection of English nursery rhymes that were probably first published in the 1700's
barnacle goose: European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
barnacle goose: A waterfowl (Branta leucopsis) of northern Europe and Greenland that breeds in the Arctic and has a white face with a black streak between the eyes and bill. Species (Branta leucopsis) of waterbird that resembles a small Canada goose, with dark back, white face, and black neck and bib. It winters in the northern British Isles and on the coasts of Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands. In the Middle Ages, it was thought to hatch from barnacles, and thus was considered "fish" and could be eaten on Fridays
blue goose: North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
brand goose: A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) usually called in America brant
chinese goose: very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the graylag
common brant goose: the best known variety of brant goose
cook one's goose: kill someone, give someone what they have coming, put an end to someone
domestic goose: goose that has been raised by man
don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs: do not ruin a good thing by being overly desirous
geese: Geese is the plural of goose. Plural of goose. the plural of goose
geese: of Goose
geese: irregular plural of goose
geese: pl
goos: third-person singular of goo
goos: plural of , goo
goosed: past of goose
gooses: third-person singular of goose
goosing: present participle of goose
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs: {f} destroy something that is very profitable through greed or stupidity; ruin something that makes a lot of money
mother goose: the imaginary author of a collection of nursery rhymes
sea goose: A phalarope
snow goose: blue goose in the white color phase
snow goose: A North American wild goose (Chen caerulescens or Anser caerulescens) that breeds in Arctic regions, having a dusky gray color phase when young and a white plumage with black wingtips as an adult
solan goose: The common gannet
solan goose: {i} very large gannet
wild goose: Any of numerous species of undomesticated geese, as the Canada goose and the graylag
wild goose: type of feral bird
wild goose chase: pursuit of something which is extremely unlikely to be attained, searching in vain
wild goose chase: If you are on a wild goose chase, you waste a lot of time searching for something that you have little chance of finding, because you have been given incorrect information. Harry wondered if Potts had deliberately sent him on a wild goose chase. a situation where you are looking for something that does not exist or that you are very unlikely to find, so that you waste a lot of time
wild-goose chase: the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable

goose

Turkish pronunciation

gus

Synonyms

goose iron

Pronunciation

/ˈgo͞os/ /ˈɡuːs/

Etymology

[ 'güs ] (noun.) before 12th century. Old English gōs, from Proto-Germanic *gans (compare West Frisian goes, Dutch gans, German Gans, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish gås), from Proto-Indo-European *g̑ʰans- (compare Irish gé, Latin ānser, Latvian zùoss, Russian гусь (gus'), Albanian gatë, Ancient Greek χήν (khén), Avestan

Common Collocations

goose bumps, goose bump, goose down, goose step, goose neck

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