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goat

goat

247 1.0
A farm animal with a beard and horns kept for milk and meat
  • noun
  • /ɡoʊt/
translation icon : cabra
  • Vegetables are grown on the terraces, and goats graze on the unterraced cleared area.
  • dairy goat
  • a herd of goats
  • goat breeds

That that soap, goat milk soap, all that shit.

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Examples

  • Let's all watch the baby goats hop around.

  • We've got three goats, like, all right here at our house.

  • I got you some eggs and goat cheese.

  • I think the baby goat jokes have not gotten old yet.

  • My aunt and uncle got me goats in fifth grade.

  • A Berber favorite, fresh goat cheese wrapped in palm leaves.

  • Move the goats.

  • They see the rancher's wife with goats and the cat likes the goats.

  • Let's all watch the baby goats hop around.

  • We're going to let the goats go back to pasture.

Synonyms

domestic goat
vsgoat
1.2

A farm animal kept for milk, meat, or wool

is described by hardiness and relation to sheep rather than farm use
caprine animal
vsgoat
  • Specialized
7.9

An animal like a goat with straight horns and a beard that climbs rocks

is one hardy domesticated member rather than the broader animal group

Idioms

8.4

To annoy someone or make them angry

9.9

A rude insult people use as a joke or to hurt someone

Compounds

26 2.3

A soft food made from goat milk, often tangy and creamy

4 3.2

A person who looks after and moves goats as a job

3 1.0

An adult male farm animal with horns and a beard

1 2.7

A large white animal with curved horns that walks easily on steep rocky slopes

Cashmere goat
  • Indian
1 7.3

A goat from the Himalayas with a very soft undercoat used to make fine wool

1 3.9

A male farm animal with horns and a beard kept for milk or meat

1 2.8

A female farm animal with horns and a beard that eats plants and gives milk

A wild goat from Iran and nearby areas with large curved horns, seen as the ancestor of farm goats

A zodiac sign for people born between December 22 and January 19, shown as a goat

A farm animal kept for milk, meat, or wool

A goat with long, soft hair raised for mohair

A large, strong animal with long horns that moves quickly through woods

gnu goat
  • Indian
9.9

A large goat-like animal that lives on rocky slopes in the eastern Himalayas

goat antelope
  • Specialized
8.2

A wild animal like a goat with antelope features that lives in mountains and forests

Goat Eye
  • Offensive
9.9

A ring made of leather and animal hair that you wear around the penis during sex

goat god
  • Literature
9.9

A countryside spirit who looks after fields and sheep with goat legs and horns

9.8

A European grass that grows as a weed and has sharp seeds that can injure farm animals that eat it

goat rue
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall bushy plant from Europe with blue flowers used in traditional medicine

9.1

A willow tree with many branches, broad leaves, and soft silvery flower clusters that grows in Europe and Asia

Kashmir goat
  • Indian
7.1

A goat from the Himalayan region that has very soft inner hair used to make cashmere wool

A large white mountain goat that lives on steep rocky cliffs

2.8

A female goat

1.8

A goat that lives in the wild and is not kept by people

How Big

camel
156 1.0
llama
38 1.0
guanaco
9.3
goat
247 1.0
rabbit
220 1.0

Surface Forms

goat singular
goats plural

Etymology

Goat comes from an old English word gāt that simply named the bearded, hardy farm animal that climbs rocks and eats shrubs; similar words appear in other old German languages. So the word has long meant this domesticated animal and its strong, sure-footed image helps you remember it.