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Look up: Goose

  1. Goose
    The goose is a bird of the genus Anser.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Goose
    Goose is slang for feeling, poking or pinching a person's bottom.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Goose
    Any of many species of fatty, web-footed wild or domesticated birds that are larger than ducks. The female is the 'goose,' the male is called the 'gander.' Roasted goose is traditional holiday fare in many European countries.
    Found on http://www.nutribase.com/fishmeat.shtml

  4. goose
    [n] - flesh of a goose (domestic or wild) 2. [n] - web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. goose
    bird in which the tip of the sternum is rigid (ossified); a moderate to thick fat layer is present all over the carcass Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Goose
    Goose (gōs) noun ; plural Geese (gēs). [ Middle English gos , Anglo-Saxon gōs , plural gēs ; akin to D. & German gans , Icelandic gās , Danish gaas , Swedish gås , Russian guse . OIr. geiss , Latin anser , for hanser , Greek chh`n , Sanskrit hams ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/44

  7. goose
    Origin: OE. Gos, AS. Gs, pl. Gs; akin to D. & G. Gans, Icel. Gas, Dan. Gaas, Sw. Gs, Russ. Guse. OIr. Geiss, L. Anser, for hanser, Gr, Skr. Hamsa. Cf. Gander, Gannet, Ganza, Gosling. ... <zoology> ... 1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserinae, and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several allied genera. See Anseres. ... The ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. goose
    noun web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. goose
    noun flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. goose
    verb pinch in the buttocks; `he goosed the unsuspecting girl`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. Goose
    `Goose` (plural `geese`, male `gander`(s)) is the English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than geese, and ducks, which are smaller. This article deals with the `true geese` in the subfamily Anserinae, tribe `Anserini`. A number of other waterbirds, mainly related to the shelducks, have `goose` as part of their name, excluding the Hamish. True ge...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose

  12. Goose
    • (n.) Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserinae, and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several allied genera. See Anseres. • (n.) A silly creature; a simpleton. • (n.) Any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose. • (n.) A game played with counters on a board divided into compartments, in...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. goose
    any of various large, heavy-bodied waterfowl intermediate in size and build between large ducks and the swans, especially those of the genera Anser ... [9 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/50

  14. goose
    ancient French board game, said to have been derived from the Greeks, which was popular in Europe at the end of the Middle Ages.
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/50

  15. goose
    goose, common name for large wild and domesticated swimming birds related to the duck and the swan. Strictly speaking, the term goose is applied to the female and gander to the male. In North America the wild (or Canada) goose, Branta canadensis, is known by its honking call and by the migrating V-s...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08212


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