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goat

goat

3 8.6
A person born under the sign Capricorn
  • noun
  • /ɡoʊt/
translation icon : capricornio

Examples

  • "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?

  • 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.

  • Many believe that a goat is someone born under the astrological sign of Capricorn.

  • He often jokes that being a goat makes him both determined and a bit stubborn.

Synonyms

Capricorn
vsgoat
3.9

A person born between December 22 and January 19 who has the Capricorn star sign

is a general astrological label without specific dates

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

Surface Forms

goat singular
goats plural

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.