Goose vs. Gander
Difference Between Goose and Gander
Goosenoun
Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, and especially of the genera Anser, Branta, and Chen, characteristically having a shorter neck than that of a swan and a shorter, more pointed bill than that of a duck.
Gandernoun
A male goose.
Goosenoun
The female of such a bird.
Gandernoun
(Informal) A look or glance
"Everyone turns and takes a gander at the yokels" (Garrison Keillor).Goosenoun
The flesh of such a bird used as food.
Gandernoun
(Informal) A simpleton; a ninny.
Goosenoun
(Informal) A silly person.
Gandernoun
A male goose.
Goosenoun
pl. goos·es A tailor's pressing iron with a long curved handle.
Gandernoun
A fool, simpleton.
Goosenoun
(Slang) A poke, prod, or pinch between or on the buttocks.
Gandernoun
A glance, look.
Have a gander at what he’s written.I took a gander and she seemed so familiar.Gooseverb
To poke, prod, or pinch (a person) between or on the buttocks.
Gandernoun
(US) A man living apart from his wife.
Gooseverb
To move to action; spur
goosed the governor to sign the tax bill.Ganderverb
ramble, wander
Gooseverb
To give a spurt of fuel to (a car, for example); cause to accelerate quickly
"The pilot goosed his craft, powering away" (Nicholas Proffitt).Gandernoun
mature male goose
Goosenoun
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.
There is a flock of geese on the pond.Goosenoun
The flesh of the goose used as food.
Goosenoun
(slang) A silly person.
Goosenoun
(archaic) A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.
Goosenoun
A young woman or girlfriend.
Goosenoun
An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose.
Gooseverb
(slang) To sharply poke or pinch someone's buttocks. Derived from a goose's inclination to bite at a retreating intruder's hindquarters.
Gooseverb
To stimulate, to spur.
Gooseverb
(slang) To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.
Gooseverb
(UK slang) Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not pre-booked a cab. This is unauthorised under UK licensing conditions.
Gooseverb
To hiss (a performer) off the stage.
Goosenoun
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
Goosenoun
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
Goosenoun
flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)
