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Gannet vs Goose - What's the difference?

gannet | goose |

As nouns the difference between gannet and goose

is that gannet is any of three species of large seabird in the genus morus , of the family sulidae they have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater while goose is any of various grazing waterfowl of the family anatidae, bigger than a duck.

As a verb goose is

(slang) to sharply poke or pinch someone's buttocks derived from a goose's inclination to bite at a retreating intruder's hindquarters.

gannet

English

(wikipedia gannet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus , of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.
  • (British) a voracious eater; a glutton.
  • (British) a person who flocks towards food whenever it is put out.

    • Synonyms

    * (voracious eater) see

    Derived terms

    * , Morus bassanus * , Morus serrator * , Morus capensis

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "gannet")

    goose

    English

    Noun

    (geese)
  • Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, bigger than a duck
    • There is a flock of geese on the pond.
  • The flesh of the goose used as food.
  • *
  • (slang) A silly person
  • * {{quote-book, 1906, Langdon Mitchell, chapter=The New York Idea, Best Plays of the Early American Theatre, 1787-1911, page=430 citation
    • , passage=I'm sorry for you, but you're such a goose .}}
  • (archaic) A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.
  • * Scene 3:
    • Come in, tailor. Here you may roast your goose .
  • (South Africa, slang, dated) A young woman or girlfriend.

    • Usage notes

    * A male goose is called a gander. A young goose is a gosling. * A group of geese can be called a gaggle when they are on the ground or in the water, and a skein or a wedge when they are in flight.

    Synonyms

    * (sense, tailor's iron) goose iron

    Derived terms

    * game of the goose * goose egg * goose game * goose pimple * gooseneck * goose-step * Mother Goose * what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander * one's goose is cooked

    See also

    * duck * eider * gander * swan * waterfowl

    Verb

    (goos)
  • (slang) To sharply poke or pinch someone's buttocks. Derived from a goose's inclination to bite at a retreating intruder's hindquarters.
  • To stimulate, to spur.
  • (slang) To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.
  • (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.
    • English nouns with irregular plurals