The Wordsmith Dictionary

Goose "ber *ry, n.; pl. Gooseberries, Etym: [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, -- of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kräuselbeere (fr. kraus crisp ), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr. kruis cross; for kroesbes, kroesbezie, fr. kroes crisp ), Sw. krusbär (fr. krus, krusing, crisp ).The first part of the word is perh. akin to E. curl. Cf. Grossular, a.]

1. (Bot. )

Defn: Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly cultivated.

2. A silly person; a goose cap. Goldsmith. Barbadoes gooseberry, a climbing prickly shrub (Pereskia aculeata ) of the West Indies, which bears edible berries resembling gooseberries. -- Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola. -- Gooseberry fool. See lst Fool. -- Gooseberry worm (Zoöl.), the larva of a small moth (Dakruma convolutella ). It destroys the gooseberry by eating the interior.

GOOSE EGG

GOOSE EGG Goose egg.

Defn: In games, a zero; a score or record of naught; -- so named in allusion to the egglike outline of the zero sign . Called also duck egg. [Slang ]

GOOSEFISH

GOOSEFISH Goose "fish `, n. (Zöll.)

Defn: See Angler.

GOOSEFOOT

GOOSEFOOT Goose "foot `, n. (Bot. )

Defn: A genus of herbs (Chenopodium ) mostly annual weeds; pigweed.

GOOSE-RUMPED

GOOSE-RUMPED Goose "-rumped `, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having the tail set low and buttocks that fall away sharply from the croup; -- said of certain horses.

GOOSERY

Goos "er *y, n.; pl. Gooseries (.

1. A place for keeping geese.

2. The characteristics or actions of a goose; silliness. The finical goosery of your neat sermon actor. Milton.

GOOSEWING

GOOSEWING Goose "wing `, n. (Naut. )

Defn: One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.

GOOSEWINGED

GOOSEWINGED Goose "winged `, a. (Naut. )(a ) Having a "goosewing. " (b ) Said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other; wing and wing.

New American Oxford Dictionary

goose

goose |go͞os ɡus | ▶noun ( pl. geese |gēs | ) 1 a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills. [Several genera in the family Anatidae, esp. Anser and Branta; most domesticated geese are descended from the greylag. ] • the female of such a bird. • the flesh of a goose as food. 2 informal a foolish person: “Silly goose, ” he murmured fondly. 3 ( pl. gooses ) a tailor's smoothing iron. ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal 1 poke (someone ) between the buttocks. 2 give (something ) a boost; invigorate; increase: the director goosed up the star's grosses by making him funny. PHRASES cook someone's goose see cook. ORIGIN Old English gōs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gans and German Gans, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin anser and Greek khēn.

goose barnacle

goose bar na cle (also gooseneck barnacle ) ▶noun a stalked barnacle that hangs down from driftwood or other slow-moving floating objects, catching passing prey with its feathery legs. [Genus Lepas, class Cirripedia. ]

gooseberry

goose ber ry |ˈgo͞osˌberē ˈɡusˌbɛri | ▶noun ( pl. gooseberries ) 1 a round edible yellowish-green or reddish berry with a thin translucent hairy skin. 2 the thorny shrub that bears this fruit. [Ribes grossularia, family Grossulariaceae. ] ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: the first element perhaps from goose, or perhaps based on Old French groseille, altered because of an unexplained association with the bird.

goosebumps

goose bumps |ˈgo͞osˌbəmps ˈɡuːsbʌmps | ▶plural noun another term for goose pimples.

Goose Creek

Goose Creek a city in southeastern South Carolina, a northwestern suburb of Charleston; pop. 37,900 (est. 2008 ).

goose egg

goose egg |ˈɡus ˌɛɡ | informal ▶noun zero, esp. a zero score in a game: once again, our team goes home with a big goose egg. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: with reference to the shape of the zero.

goosefish

goose fish |ˈgo͞osˌfiSH ˈɡusˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or goosefishes ) a bottom-dwelling anglerfish. Also called monkfish. [Family Lophiidae: several species, in particular Lophius americanus of North American waters. ]

gooseflesh

goose flesh |ˈgo͞osˌfleSH ˈɡusˌflɛʃ | ▶noun a pimply state of the skin with the hairs erect, produced by cold or fright. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: so named because the skin resembles that of a plucked goose.

goosefoot

goose foot |ˈgo͞osˌfo͝ot ˈɡusfʊt | ▶noun ( pl. goosefoots ) a plant of temperate regions with divided leaves that are said to resemble the foot of a goose. Some kinds are edible and many are common weeds. [Genus Chenopodium, family Chenopodiaceae. ]

goosegog

goosegog |ˈgʊzgɒg, ˈguːsgɒg | ▶noun Brit. informal a gooseberry. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: humorous alteration, gog being an altered form of gob 1 .

goosegrass

goose grass |ˈgo͞osˌgras ˈɡusɡræs | ▶noun another term for cleavers.

gooseneck

goose neck |ˈgo͞osˌnek ˈɡusnɛk | ▶noun a support or pipe curved like a goose's neck: [ as modifier ] : a gooseneck lamp. • Sailing a metal fitting at the end of a boom, connecting it to a pivot or ring near the base of the mast.

goose pimples

goose pim ples |ˈɡus ˌpɪmpəlz | ▶plural noun the pimples that form gooseflesh.

goose step

goose step ▶noun a military marching step in which the legs are not bent at the knee. ▶verb (goose-step ) [ no obj. ] march with such a step: soldiers goose-stepped outside.

goosey

goose y |ˈgo͞osē ˈɡusi |(also goosy ) ▶adjective ( goosier, goosiest ) having or showing a quality considered to be characteristic of a goose, esp. foolishness or nervousness. • informal exhibiting gooseflesh: I've gone all goosey.

Oxford Dictionary

goose

goose |guːs | ▶noun ( pl. geese |giːs | ) 1 a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills. ●Several genera in the family Anatidae; most domesticated geese are descended from the greylag. • a female goose. • [ mass noun ] the flesh of a goose as food. 2 informal a foolish person. 3 ( pl. gooses ) a tailor's smoothing iron. ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal 1 poke (someone ) in the bottom. 2 N. Amer. give (something ) a boost; invigorate: the government's desire to goose the tired housing market. ORIGIN Old English gōs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gans and German Gans, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin anser and Greek khēn.

goose barnacle

goose bar |nacle ▶noun a stalked barnacle which hangs down from driftwood or other slow-moving floating objects, catching passing prey with its feathery legs. ●Genus Lepas, class Cirripedia.

gooseberry

goose |berry |ˈgʊzb (ə )ri, ˈguːs -| ▶noun ( pl. gooseberries ) 1 a round edible yellowish-green or reddish berry with a thin translucent hairy skin. 2 the thorny European shrub which bears gooseberries. ●Ribes grossularia, family Grossulariaceae. 3 Brit. informal a third person in the company of two people, especially lovers, who would prefer to be alone: they didn't want me playing gooseberry on their first date. [from gooseberry-picker, referring to an activity used as a pretext for the lovers to be together. ] ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: the first element perhaps from goose, or perhaps based on Old French groseille, altered because of an unexplained association with the bird.

goosebumps

goosebumps |ˈɡuːsbʌmps | ▶plural noun chiefly N. Amer. another term for goose pimples.

Goose Creek

Goose Creek a city in southeastern South Carolina, a northwestern suburb of Charleston; pop. 37,900 (est. 2008 ).

goose egg

goose egg ▶noun N. Amer. informal a zero score in a game. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: with reference to the shape of the zero; compare with duck 5 .

goosefish

goose |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or goosefishes ) N. Amer. a bottom-dwelling anglerfish. ●Family Lophiidae: several species, in particular Lophius americanus of North American waters.

gooseflesh

goose |flesh |ˈɡuːsflɛʃ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a pimply state of the skin with the hairs erect, produced by cold or fright. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: so named because the skin resembles that of a plucked goose.

goosefoot

goose |foot |ˈguːsfʊt | ▶noun ( pl. goosefoots ) a plant of temperate regions with divided leaves which are said to resemble the foot of a goose. Some kinds are edible and many are common weeds. ●Genus Chenopodium, family Chenopodiaceae.

goosegog

goosegog |ˈgʊzgɒg, ˈguːsgɒg | ▶noun Brit. informal a gooseberry. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: humorous alteration, gog being an altered form of gob 1 .

goosegrass

goose |grass |ˈguːsgrɑːs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a widely distributed scrambling plant related to bedstraws, with hooked bristles on the stem, leaves, and seeds which cling to fur and clothing. Also called cleavers. ●Galium aparine, family Rubiaceae.

gooseneck

goose |neck ▶noun 1 a support or pipe curved like a goose's neck. 2 Sailing a metal fitting at the end of a boom, connecting it to a pivot or ring at the base of the mast.

goose pimples

goose pim ¦ples ▶plural noun the pimples that form gooseflesh.

gooseskin

goose |skin ▶noun another term for gooseflesh.

goose-step

goose-step ▶noun a military marching step in which the legs are not bent at the knee. ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial ] march with a goose-step.

goosey

goosey |ˈguːsi |(also goosy ) ▶adjective 1 having or showing a quality considered to be characteristic of a goose, especially foolishness or nervousness. 2 informal exhibiting gooseflesh: I've gone all goosey.

American Oxford Thesaurus

goose

goose noun gander, gosling. WORD LINKS anserine relating to geese Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

Oxford Thesaurus

goose

goose noun WORD LINKS goose gander male goose female gosling young gaggle (on land ), skein /team /wedge (in flight ) collective noun anserine relating to geese Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

goose

goose /ɡuːs /→feet 語源名詞複 geese /ɡiːs /, 4 は～s /-ɪz /1 C a. 〘鳥〙ガチョウ , ガン (!やかましい鳴き声 (honk, gabble, gaggle )長い首ふらつく歩き方を特徴とする家禽（かきん）のため, 白鳥 (swan )とは対比的に, 不格好不器用愚鈍従順などのイメージを持つ ) ▸ loose as a goose くつろいで ▸ shoe a goose むだな努力をする (!ガチョウに靴を履かせることから ) ▸ All his [her ] geese are swans .｟ことわざ｠自分のガチョウはみな白鳥 ; 自分の物なら何でも最高, 手前味噌ばかり述べる b. ガチョウ [ガン ]の雌 (!雄はgander, ヒナはgosling ) .2 U ガチョウの肉〘特にクリスマスに食べる〙.3 ｟やや古｠〖単数形で; 時に呼びかけで〗あほう, ばか .4 C (仕立屋が使うガチョウの首のような )アイロン .c ò ok A's g ó ose ｟くだけて｠A 〈人〉の予定をぶちこわす (!受け身可 ) .k ì ll the g ó ose that l à ys the g ò lden é gg (s )目先の利益に走る, 不注意な行為で財源 [利益 ]を失う (!金の卵を生むガチョウを殺す逸話より ) .動詞他動詞｟くだけて｠1 (驚かすためにふざけて )〈人〉の尻（しり）の穴をつつく, 〈人〉を驚かす .2 ｟米｠〈物など〉を速く動かす, 刺激する, 促進する (up , along ).～́ è gg ガチョウの卵 ; ｟米くだけて｠ゼロ, 零点 (!卵の形から ) .～́ p ì mples ＝goosebumps .～́ st è p 〖通例the ～〗上げ足歩調 .

gooseberry

goose ber ry /ɡúːsbèri |ɡʊ́zb (ə )ri /名詞複 -ries 1 C 〘植〙(フサ )スグリ [グズベリー ](の実 ) 〘実は酒ジャムに加工〙▸ I found him [her ] under a gooseberry bush .赤ん坊はスグリの木の下で見つけたのよ (!「赤ちゃんはどこからきたの?」と子供に問われた時の慣用的な答え ) 2 C (特に恋人たちの )おじゃま虫, じゃま [場違い ]な第三者 ; 付添人 .3 U スグリ酒 .pl à y g ó oseberry ｟英くだけて｠〈人が〉 (2人きりになりたがっている恋人たちにとっての )じゃま者になる .

goosebumps

g ó ose b ù mps 名詞｟主に米｠〖複数扱い〗鳥肌 (goose pimples, gooseflesh ).g ì ve A g ó osebumps A 〈人〉に鳥肌を立てさせる, Aを脅かす .

gooseflesh

g ó ose fl è sh 名詞＝goosebumps .

gooseneck

g ó ose n è ck 名詞 C 1 (ランプやマイクスタンドなどの )ガチョウ [ガン ]首状の (細く曲がる )もの .2 〘海〙グースネック〘帆の下げた前端部からマストまでの旋回軸〙.

goose-step

g ó ose-st è p 動詞 →step 自動詞〈兵隊が〉 (閲兵式などで )ひざを曲げずに足を高くあげて行進する .