Phrase Hound found 152 phrases and 80 compound words that contain goose. The most common are listed below. Open goose in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 152
- goose bumpRaised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear.
- Canada gooseA large goose, Branta canadensis.
- Egyptian gooseA goose of the species Alopochen aegyptiaca.
- bean gooseAny of species Anser fabalis of grey geese, of family Anatidae.
- brent gooseA small member of the goose family (Anatidae), Branta bernicla.
- greylag gooseAnser anser, a goose that breads in northern Eurasia and winters in semitropical Asia.
- wild gooseany of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the domesticated goose that would not fly.
- snow gooseA goose of the species Chen caerulescens, native to North America.
- lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropus, a goose closely related to the larger white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
- goose-stepA style of march in which the legs advance in turn without bending the knee, whether as a low quick march or a rigorous high slow march for ceremonial occasions; the various drills associated with these marches.
- greater white-fronted gooseA species of goose, Anser albifrons, breeding in the Arctic and migrating to the south in winter.
- bar-headed gooseA species of goose (Anser indicus)
- barnacle gooseA black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.
- golden gooseSomething that generates much profit or gives great advantages.
- goose eggZero; nothing.
- pink-footed gooseAnser brachyrhynchus, a goose that breeds in Greenland, Iceland, etc.
- swan gooseA large migratory goose (Anser cygnoides) belonging to the subfamily Anserinae.
- cotton pygmy gooseA small perching duck of species Nettapus coromandelianus, native to Asia and Australasia.
- game of the gooseA board game, popular in the 16th century, in which players moved pieces around a track based on dice rolls.
- ashy-headed gooseAny of the species Chloephaga poliocephala of waterfowl of southern Chile and Argentina, which have gray heads and orange forebodies.
- magpie-gooseA bird of species Anseranas semipalmata, the only non-extinct bird of the family Anseranatidae, resident breeder in northern Australia and southern New Guinea, having black and white plumage and yellowish legs.
- upland gooseA species of sheldgoose, Chloephaga picta, found in temperate grasslands.
- red-breasted gooseBranta ruficollis, a species of goose from Eurasia, with a large rust-colored area on its breast and throat.
- Goose VillageA neighbourhood of Quebec. A former area in Montreal, that has since been demolished to make way for an industrial area, freeway, World's Fair and Olympics infrastructure. Located street-south of the neighbourhood of Grffintown, south of …
- cackling gooseBranta hutchinsii, a North American bird of the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species.
Compound words 80
- goslingA young goose.
- gooseberryA fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
- gooseneckAnything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
- goosegrassAny of various grasses, sometimes used as food for geese, principally in genus Eleusine.
- gwanPronunciation spelling of going on.
- gooseherdA person who tends to geese.
- goosanderA merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere, that consume fish and are common on lakes and rivers.
- swooseAn animal cross between a swan and a goose, especially one produced from a male swan and a female goose.
- guckThe hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck.
- gooduckenA dish composed of a goose stuffed with duck which, in turn, has been stuffed with chicken.