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# goose

noun (goose, geese)

«goose» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A goose is a big bird with a long neck and webbed feet that swims and lives on farms or near water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/#m1)
2. A male goose is a gander and a baby goose is a gosling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/#m2)
3. Goose bumps (goosebumps) are little bumps on your skin when you are cold or scared. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a counted bird with 2 legs; flocks of geese; geese flying away take away from a group; legs puzzles with ducks and geese. In science: geese migrate in V-shapes in autumn. In stories: the goose that laid the golden eggs, Mother Goose rhymes. Phrases: «goosebumps», «a wild goose chase» (a search that is useless).

### Examples

- There are 12 geese on the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/#x1)
- 5 geese flew away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/#x2)
- Ducks and geese have 30 legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/#x3)
- One goose and 7 ducks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/#x4)
- A goose has 2 legs and webbed feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/#x5)
- Geese fly south in a V-shape in autumn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/#x6)
- The goose that laid the golden eggs made the farmer rich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/#x7)
- The scary story gave me goosebumps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/#x8)
- Give me a fine fat goose.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/#x9)

### Note

Plural «geese», not «gooses». Maths: counted animal with 2 legs. Trap: the plural is «geese», and one goose plus 7 ducks is 8 birds. Safety: geese can be fierce; do not chase them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «goose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«goose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/goose.html) on Mova free.