wild-goose+chase

  • 91Goose grass — Goose Goose (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 92Goose neck — Goose Goose (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 93Goose quill — Goose Goose (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 94Goose skin — Goose Goose (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 95Goose tongue — Goose Goose (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 96wild-goosechase — wild goose chase (wīldʹgo͞osʹ) n. A futile pursuit or search. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 97chase — I n. 1) to give chase to 2) to abandon, give up the chase 3) a wild goose chase 4) in chase of (in full chase) 5) (misc.) (AE) to lead smb. a merry chase (BE has to lead smb. a merry dance) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to chase after (to chase after fame) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 98goose —    The goose has long had a reputation for being rather stupid. To call a person a goose therefore implies that he or she is silly, but ‘goose’ is certainly not meant as a serious insult. It has about the same force as ‘you silly thing’ in modern …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 99chase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ high speed ▪ car ▪ The film ends with a long car chase. ▪ police …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 100goose — I UK [ɡuːs] / US [ɡus] noun Word forms goose : singular goose plural geese UK [ɡiːs] / US [ɡɪs] 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a large white or grey bird with a long beak called a bill. A male goose is called a gander and a young goose is called a …

    English dictionary

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