gander

Peek, in slang

A gander is an adult male goose.

The informal phrase take a gander means to take a look: Let me take a gander at those numbers.

This sense likely comes from the way a goose stretches its neck to see.

goose

honk

Loud nasal blast

waterfowl · feathers · down · nesting · webbed feet · plumage · barnyard · pond · grazing · hissing

glance

look

Direct one's gaze

eyeball · squint · peep · once-over · look-see · survey · scope · check out · size up · observation

masculine

drake

Male waterfowl

  • cobMaize ear's central cylinder
  • bullSteer before castration
  • ramAdult male sheep

rooster · stallion · buck · tom · boar · stag · billy · jack · sire

Categories
Opposites
sex of goose

gandergoose

Large honking waterfowl

hen · dame

looking/attention

ganderignore

Refuse to notice

overlook · disregard · miss · look away · turn a blind eye

type of look/glance (informal sense)

ganderstare

Prolonged fixed gaze

gaze · gawp · glare · ogle · scrutiny

Phrases
Family

ganders

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G