Yes vs Goat - What's the difference?
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A word used to show agreement or acceptance.
A word used to indicate disagreement'' or ''dissent in reply to a negative statement.
Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
(colloquial) To agree with, to affirm, to approve.
(slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing.
A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus'', and similar species of the genus ''Capra .
(slang) A lecherous man.
* etymology: from the slang term "horny as a goat"
(informal) A scapegoat.
* 2008 , "Tigers already miss Jones", in Royal Oak Daily Tribune (Michigan), Aug 6, 2008
* 1997 , "", Game 7, bottom 11th inning, TV broadcast on NBC Sports, early morning October 27, 1997; words by Bob Costas
Nickname for the Pontiac GTO
To allow goats to feed on.
* 1918 , Agricultural Experiment Station, Director's Biennial Report - Page 51
To scapegoat.
* 2001 , "A worthy Rusch to judgment", in USA Today , July 15, 2001
As nouns the difference between yes and goat
is that yes is an affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance while goat is (uk|politics|informal) a member of the "government of all the talents" proposed by british prime minister (gordon brown).As an interjection yes
is used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.As a verb yes
is (colloquial|transitive) to agree with, to affirm, to approve.yes
English
(yes and no)Particle
(-)- Yes , you are correct.
- Yes , you may go play outside now.
- Yes , sir, we have your package right here.
- It was not my fault we lost the race.
- Oh, yes , it was!
Synonyms
* Dialect or archaic forms: arr, ay, aye, yea, yassuh * Nautical, military, telecommunications: affirmative * Colloquial or slang forms: ya, yah, yeah, yeh, yep, yeppers, yup, yuppers, yus, ahuh, mhm, uh huh. * See also:Antonyms
* Standard form: no * Nautical, military, telecommunications: negative * Dialect or archaic forms: nay * Colloquial or slang forms: ixnay, nah, naw, nope * See also:Derived terms
* yes and amen * yes and no * yes-no questionUsage notes
* In Old and Middle English, yes'' was a more forceful affirmative than ''yea . * An example of yes used to disagree with a statement: the questions "You don’t want it, do you?" and "Don’t you want it?" are answered by "yes" if the respondent does want the item, and "no" if not. Many languages use a specific word for this purpose; see translation table above.Interjection
(en-interj)!- Our second goal of the match! Yes !
Antonyms
* noNoun
(en-noun)- Was that a yes?
- The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
Synonyms
* (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) aye, yea * (vote in support) aye, yeaAntonyms
* (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) no, nay * (vote in support) nayVerb
- Did he yes the veto?
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Synonyms
agree,Derived terms
* yes man * yes to death 100 English basic words English phrasebook English responses 1000 English basic words ----goat
English
Noun
(wikipedia goat) (en noun)- Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.
- Tony Fernández, who has worn hero's laurels throughout the postseason including earlier in this seventh game of the World Series, now cruel as it may seem, perhaps being fitted for goat horns.
Synonyms
* See alsoHolonyms
* (group of goats) tribe, herdDerived terms
* act the goat * billygoat * get one's goat * goat's breath * goatfish * goatee * goatherd * goatish * goatpox * mountain goat * scapegoatSee also
* chevon * ewe * herd * hircine * kid * ram * tribe *Verb
(en verb)- Rape and clover has yielded 283 sheep days of pasture, practically dry weather For the coming year it is planned to goat this area continuously
- John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn't blow a save