goose
- noun
- /ɡus/
- During the autumn, many travelers enjoy watching flocks of geese migrate south for the winter.
- a wild goose
- Canada goose
Chicken eggs, duck eggs, quail eggs, goose eggs, any egg is fine.
- Chicken eggs, duck eggs, quail eggs, goose eggs, any egg is fine.
- And I was in Montana when the snow geese event happened in the fall.
- This is how we go from mouse to mice, goose to geese.
- Poultry, chicken, Turkey, duck, emu, goose, Bush, birds, birds.
Examples
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Goosey Lucy was a very dignified goose, though, and wouldn't jump at the merest click of a beak.
Fiction book (2001) -
One time, a goose came after him when he was a kid.
Fiction book (1995) -
Once again, June, the goose was really quite wonderful.
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The biggest goose in all of London.
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At age eight, most of us already knew what a turkey, chicken, and goose were.
Fiction book (1998) -
Is it a duck or a goose or a bird?
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I see the male goose out there, so that means a female is nesting somewhere.
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It's a goose, as anyone can plainly see.
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I listen to the call of the graylag goose and dream of the places they come from.
Academic text (1998) -
Farmer Jones delivered a shipment of his prizewinning goose eggs to the local market just last week.
Synonyms
A warm-blooded animal with feathers, wings, and a beak that usually flies
Birds that live near fresh water, like ducks, geese, and swans
A bird that lives near fresh water and swims or wades
Idioms
To destroy a steady source of income by greedy short-term choices
- Informal
Doing something risky and foolish that will likely make you lose money or get into trouble
- Informal
A saying that you should not expect a wild person or thing to behave calmly
Compounds
- US
A large wild goose from North America with a black head and neck and white cheeks
- UK
A small raised bump on the skin that appears when you feel cold, afraid, or have strong feelings
A large wild goose with a black head and white cheek patches that honks loudly and is often near lakes
Fat from geese that people use in cooking and rub on the skin as a simple medicine
- Specialized
A small sea animal with a shell on a stalk that sticks to ships and driftwood
- US
A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America that makes red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Goose comes from old English gōs, and you can see the same root in gosling, which means 'baby goose'. So goose still means the long-necked water bird you see by ponds and lakes.