gooses
Pokes from behind
Gooses is the verb form of goose, meaning to poke or pinch someone's buttocks unexpectedly: He gooses her every time she walks by.
More broadly, to goose something is to prod it into action or give it a boost: The announcement goosed the stock price.
The plural of the bird is geese, not gooses.
Animals gathered together
- gaggleGeese collective noun
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- honkingMaking horn sounds
- migrationMovement to new territory
feathers · down · ponds · lakes · webbed · waddling · nesting · eggs
flock
Animals gathered together
migration · feathers · down · ponds · lakes · webbed · waddling · nesting · eggs · birds
pinches
Tiny measured quantities
squeezes · gropes · grabs · nudges · startles · surprises · bottom · rear · backside · playful
revs
Engine rotation cycles
- throttlesRestricts airflow or speed
- acceleratesIncreases in velocity
- speedsRates of motion
guns · floors · boosts · surges · powers · engines · motors · pedal · gas · horsepower
- goose bumpsPrickling skin from chill
- wild goose chaseHopeless pursuit of nothing
- golden gooseReliable profit source
- wild-goose chasePointless, hopeless search
- goose eggsSlang for zeros
- silly gooseAffectionate term for someone being foolish
goose, gooseberry, goosed, goosebumps, goosing, gooseberries, gooseflesh, Canada goose, snow goose