MASCULINE gander FEMININE goose

C1

goose English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word goose once they have reached the level C1 – Advanced. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning goose meaning

What does goose mean?

Definitions in simple English

goose Noun

— A goose is a big flying bird looking like a duck, with a long neck and webbed feet. The color of its feathers is usually a mix of grey, black and/or white, certain individuals having a uniform color. Wild geese regularly fly over our house when they migrate to Southern countries. I have a pet goose that honks when someone comes into the yard.

— A goose is a silly person. Aunt Dreeda acts like a goose whenever a man comes to her front door.

goose Verb

— To goose someone is to take him by surprise with a finger jab to the cleft of the buttocks that penetrates to the anus. The violated may be clothed or unclothed and usually reacts with a sudden, offended start. I was wearing only a jockstrap when a teammate goosed me in the locker room.

goose

— noun web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

— noun flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)

— verb prod into action

— verb give a spurt of fuel to goose the car

— verb pinch in the buttocks he goosed the unsuspecting girl

— noun (= fathead) a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Synonyms goose synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as goose?

goose English » English

duck

swan

goofball

turkey

simpleton

fathead

zany

twat

ninny

jackass

goof

excite

cuckoo

bozo

Canada goose

work

wild goose

whip

wally

urge

twit

sucker

stupid person

streamline

stir

silly

shlepper

shlep

screw up

schlepper

schlep

sap

rouse

raise

quicken

push

provoke

potentiate

patsy

optimize

nudnik

nudnick

nitwit

nincompoop

mug

moron

maned

loon

light-headed

lifehack

Topics goose topics

What do people use goose to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal Types of animals

Bird

• What species of bird are there?
  accipiter accipitrine anhinga albatross aquiline auk avocet bittern blackbird blackcap bluebird blue jay bobolink bobwhite booby brant bullfinch bunting bustard buteo buzzard canary caracara cardinal cassowary catbird chat chickadee chicken cock cockatoo cormorant condor coot crane crepuscular crow cuckoo curlew cygnet dove drake duck duckling dunlin eagle eaglet egret eider emu erne falcon fieldfare finch flamingo flicker flycatcher fulmar gallinule gander gannet gnatcatcher goatsucker godwit goldfinch goose goshawk gosling grackle grebe grouse gull gyrfalcon hawk hen heron hoopoe hummingbird ibis jackdaw jaeger jay junco kea kingbird kingfisher kite kittiwake kiwi lapwing lark loon lovebird lyrebird macaw magpie mallard martin merganser mew moa mockingbird myna mynah nighthawk nightjar nonpasserine nuthatch oriole oscine osprey ostrich owl parakeet passerine parrot partridge peacock peafowl peahen peewit pelican penguin peregrine petrel pewee pewit phalarope pheasant pigeon pintail pipit plover ptarmigan puffin quail quetzal rail ratite raven redbird rhea ricebird ringdove robin rooster rook runner sandpiper sapsucker scoter seagull shearwater shelduck siskin skua snipe snowbird sparrow spoonbill squab starling stilt stork swallow swan swift tailorbird tanager teal tern thrasher thrush tit titmouse towhee trumpeter tumbler turkey turnstone turtledove vireo vulture vulturine wading warbler waxwing weaverbird whistler willet woodcock woodpecker wren yellowhammer yellowlegs yellowthroat

Work and occupation Animal husbandry

Domesticated animal

• What animals are commonly domesticated?
  cow goat sheep horse donkey dog cat chicken duck goose turkey

Work and occupation Animal husbandry

Poultry raising

• What birds are domesticated?
  poultry chicken duck goose turkey pigeon canary parrot guinea fowl

Person Body

Skin

• What words refer to the small bumps on your skin when you are cold, ill, or frightened?
  goose flesh goose pimples goose bumps

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Afraid

• What are the signs that someone is afraid?
  tremble quail quake shake shiver shudder heart pounds teeth chatter be paralyzed with fear freeze cower crouch cringe jump flinch wince shrink slink stampede turn tail turn white blanch cry out goose-flesh goose-pimples goose-bumps

Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Walk

• What words refer to walking like a soldier?
  march parade goose-step in step

States Quality Hot

Cold

• What happens to people when they get cold?
  shiver be blue with cold goose pimples goosebumps gooseflesh someone's teeth are chattering frostbite frostbitten freeze to death die of cold

Examples goose examples

How do I use goose in a sentence?

Simple sentences

A goose is a water bird.

We've got goose pimples.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

I get goose bumps when I see a horror movie.

Why does that goose sit on her eggs?

Can you tell a duck from a goose?

We must cook his goose before he can do any more harm.

Tom has a goose-down pillow.

Dummling set to work, and cut down the tree; and when it fell, he found, in a hollow under the roots, a goose with feathers of pure gold.

The next morning Tom got up and carried off the goose under his arm. He took no notice at all of the three girls.

The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to procure the largest quantity of feathers with the least possible amount of hissing.

The art of taxation simply consists in plucking the goose in such a way as to get as many feathers as possible, with as little screaming as possible.

I am afraid to go alone, so in the name of Pan and the Nymphs, Daphnis, come there with me and help me to recover my goose.

You're a silly goose!

He killed the goose, foolishly.

It was a wild goose chase.

Our goose is cooked.

Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find - nothing.

I know how to tell a duck from a goose.

I aimed at a sparrow, but shot down a goose.

Goose down retains the heat.

I've got goose bumps.

Movie subtitles

And you didn't think this was a good idea, you silly goose.

Oh, not the facts, of course, but quite enough to cook their goose here.

A goose! What a nice man!

At Goose Lane, me arches crack, and I come a cropper.

Goose Lane.

But the murder in Goose Lane was two nights ago.

Well, I hope it's not a wild goose chase.

Perhaps you won't go on being a little goose always.

I've only a staff and you threaten me with a longbow and a goose shaft.

What a goose you are.

I got goose pimples.

Even my goose pimples have goose pimples.

Don't be a goose, Melly. Hold on to me.

This program comes to you courtesy of the Golden Goose Furniture Company. 125th Street, 125th Street and 125th Street.

Did you get a goose for us to pick?

On your head, you silly little goose.

Good morning mother Goose.

Is that so? Well, you keep it locked, see, until I get a few more drinks under my belt and when I come back Schnarzan's goose will be cooked.

And you had to talk me into breaking out just to come on this wild-goose chase of yours.

Yet you went off on some wild goose chase after a pirate. leaving your capital at the mercy of the enemy.

Yes, I'II cook his goose!

And I'm Mother Goose!

Well, I hope it's not a wild-goose chase.

Having us run about on a wild goose chase!

I wonder how she'd go for a goose.

Why the goose pimples?

CHARLOTTE PERRET IS A SILLY GOOSE.

Don't be a goose, Melly.

What a goose I am!

Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into bloodshed.

Aren't you ashamed of yourself, dragging your father off on a wild goose chase?

I had a little too much goose liver.

Did I make any derogatory remark about the goose liver?

I merely said that I had too much goose liver.

And what would you think of roast goose stuffed with baked apples? And fresh boiled potatoes and butter and some red cabbage on the side?

Your goose is cooked.

News and current affairs

So, reform the international patent system to guarantee the poor access to essential medicines, but don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg by undermining the patent system.

But excessive secrecy leads to scarce resources being diverted into wild-goose chases.

What is good for the goose must be good for the gander.

Even now, many Americans believe that the simple solution to the nation's problem is just to cut taxes and goose up private consumption.

In short, the fear that a stronger euro could kill the only goose laying the golden eggs is likely to recede in coming months.

Shouldn't what is good for the goose also be good for the gander?