goat
- noun
- /ɡoʊt/
Examples
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"Well, honey, when you're an old goat like her, you will.
Fiction book (2000) -
Now, you old goat, why don't you tell me my... Fortune?
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It isn't for the unbeliever only, as the Calvinists teach, that we have warnings in scripture about falling away, coming up short, and being a goat.
Blog text (11) -
Jesus' true sheep are hearing His voice, while many goats choose to stray from His voice, choosing false teachings and a false gospel.
Blog text (14) -
As a true goat, she embraces her Capricorn traits, such as ambition and discipline.
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Many believe that a goat is someone born under the astrological sign of Capricorn.
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He often jokes that being a goat makes him both determined and a bit stubborn.
Synonyms
A person born between December 22 and January 19 who has the Capricorn star sign
Idioms
Compounds
A large white animal with curved horns that walks easily on steep rocky slopes
- Indian
A goat from the Himalayas with a very soft undercoat used to make fine wool
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
- Specialized
A wild animal like a goat with antelope features that lives in mountains and forests
- Offensive
A ring made of leather and animal hair that you wear around the penis during sex
- Literature
A countryside spirit who looks after fields and sheep with goat legs and horns
- US
A European grass that grows as a weed and has sharp seeds that can injure farm animals that eat it
- Specialized
A tall bushy plant from Europe with blue flowers used in traditional medicine
- UK
A willow tree with many branches, broad leaves, and soft silvery flower clusters that grows in Europe and Asia
- Indian
A goat from the Himalayan region that has very soft inner hair used to make cashmere wool
Surface Forms
Etymology
Goat is also used for a person born under Capricorn, because the zodiac sign Capricorn shows a goat and the name comes from Latin capra meaning 'goat'. So calling someone a 'goat' here links them to that star sign and its goat symbol.