Goose vs. Twig

Goosenoun

Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.

‘There is a flock of geese on the pond.’;

Twignoun

A small thin branch of a tree or bush.

‘They used twigs and leaves as a base to start the fire.’;

Goosenoun

The flesh of the goose used as food.

Twigverb

(transitive) To beat with twigs.

Goosenoun

(slang) A silly person.

Twigverb

To realise something; to catch on.

Goosenoun

(archaic) A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.

Twigverb

To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.

‘Do you twig me?’;

Goosenoun

A young woman or girlfriend.

Twigverb

To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.

Goosenoun

An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose.

Twigverb

To twitch; to pull; to tweak.

Gooseverb

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

Twigverb

To twitch; to pull; to tweak.

Gooseverb

To stimulate, to spur.

Twigverb

To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me?

Gooseverb

(slang) To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.

Twigverb

To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.

‘As if he were looking right into your eyes and twigged something there which you had half a mind to conceal.’;

Gooseverb

(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.

Twigverb

To beat with twigs.

Gooseverb

To hiss (a performer) off the stage.

Twignoun

A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size.

‘The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on the outside with hides.’;

Goosenoun

Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserinæ, and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several allied genera. See Anseres.

Twignoun

small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

Goosenoun

Any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose.

Twigverb

branch out in a twiglike manner;

‘The lightning bolt twigged in several directions’;

Goosenoun

A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle, which resembles the neck of a goose.

Twigverb

understand, usually after some initial difficulty;

‘She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on’;

Goosenoun

A silly creature; a simpleton.

Twig

A twig or stick is a thin branch of a tree or bush. The buds on the twig are an important diagnostic characteristic, as are the abscission scars where the leaves have fallen away.

Goosenoun

A game played with counters on a board divided into compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.

‘The pictures placed for ornament and use,The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.’;

Goosenoun

web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

Goosenoun

a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Goosenoun

flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)

Goosenoun

a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills.

Goosenoun

a female goose.

Goosenoun

the flesh of a goose as food.

Goosenoun

a foolish person

‘‘Silly goose,’ he murmured fondly’;

Goosenoun

a tailor's smoothing iron.

Gooseverb

poke (someone) in the bottom.

Gooseverb

give (something) a boost; invigorate

‘the government's desire to goose the tired housing market’;

Goose

A goose (plural geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera Anser (the grey geese and white geese) and Branta (the black geese).