Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 10 compound words that contain gander. The most common are listed below. Open gander in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the ganderIf something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another (often of the opposite gender).
- take a ganderTo take a look; to check or examine.
- taken a ganderpast participle of take a gander: To take a look; to check or examine.
- takes a ganderthird-person singular simple present indicative of take a gander: To take a look; to check or examine.
- taking a ganderpresent participle and gerund of take a gander
- took a gandersimple past of take a gander
- what's good for the goose is good for the ganderLiterally, what is good for a female goose is equally good for a male goose (gander); or, what is good for a woman should be equally good for a man.
- gander monthOne of the later months of a pregnancy, when the pregnant woman cannot engage in sexual intercourse and her partner might be expected to seek it elsewhere.
- gander monthsplural of gander month: One of the later months of a pregnancy, when the pregnant woman cannot engage in sexual intercourse and her partner might be expected to seek it elsewhere.
- gander partiesplural of gander party: A social gathering of men only.
- gander partyA social gathering of men only.
Compound words 10
- MichiganderA native or resident of the state of Michigan in the United States of America.
- goosanderA merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere, that consume fish and are common on lakes and rivers.
- barganderSynonym of shelduck: Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
- ganderismsilliness; foolishness
- ganderlingA young gander (male goose).
- berganderA European duck (Tadorna tadorna), a sheldrake.
- GanderbalA city in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
- ganderersplural of ganderer: Agent noun of gander.
- briganderSynonym of brigandine: A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, sewn or riveted under or onto canvas or linen or other material.
- gandergooseThe plant ragwort.