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Look up: goose

  1. 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.
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  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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 <...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/44

  5. 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, ...
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  6. goose
    noun web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
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  7. goose
    noun flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)
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  8. goose
    verb pinch in the buttocks; `he goosed the unsuspecting girl`
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  9. 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...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Goose
    Goose is slang for feeling, poking or pinching a persons bottom.
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  14. Goose
    Goose is slang for feeling, poking or pinching a persons bottom.
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  15. Goose
    Goose is a popular name for the Anscrinoe sub-family of water birds of the family Anatidae in which the beak is roughly conical in shape. Geese differ from ducks in the plumage of both sexes is generally similar, and they often form a strong and lasting pair bond. The male goose (a gander) assists i...
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  16. Goose
    A goose was an old tailor's smoothing iron, so called on account of its handle being of a shape resembling a goose's neck.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  17. goose
    Any of several large aquatic birds belonging to the same family as ducks and swans. There are about 12 species, found in North America, Greenland, Europe, North Africa, and Asia north of the Himalayas. Both sexes are similar in appearance: they have short, webbed feet, placed nearer the front of the body than in other members of the family, and...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  18. Goose
    A set of highland bagpipes without the drones. Used to help learners get used to the bag once they have some experience on the chanter.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of

  19. Goose
    The word `goose` (plural: `geese`) 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 true geese, and ducks, which are smaller. This article deals with the `true geese` in the subfamily Anser...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose

  20. Goose
    (band) `Goose` are a Belgian electro rock band consisting of members Mickael Karkousse, Dave Martijn, Tom Coghe, and Bert Libeert. They are currently signed to !K7 Records. History : Goose was formed in the summer of 2000 in Kortrijk, Belgium. Although first starting out as an AC/DC-like cove...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose



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