Wild+goose
31wild goose chase — noun, pl ⋯ chases [count] : a difficult and long search for something that is not important or that cannot be found The boss sent me on a wild goose chase that wasted half the day …
32wild goose — noun (plural wild geese) Etymology: Middle English wilde gos, from Old English wilde gōs, from wilde wild + gōs goose 1. : an undomesticated goose: as a. England …
33wild goose — noun any of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the that would not fly …
34wild goose — any undomesticated goose, esp. the greylag of Britain or the Canada goose. [bef. 1050; ME; OE] * * * …
35wild goose — /waɪld ˈgus/ (say wuyld goohs) noun 1. any undomesticated goose, especially the European greylag and the Canada goose. 2. Colloquial a foolish person …
36A wild goose chase — 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},… …
37wild-goose chase — /waɪld ˈgus tʃeɪs/ (say wuyld goohs chays) noun 1. a wild or absurd chase, as after something non existent or unobtainable. 2. any senseless pursuit of an object or end …
38wild goose — ‚waɪld‚guËs type of feral bird …
39HMS Wild Goose — (U45) Verdrängung: 1.350 ts Länge: 91,3 m Breite: 12,0 m …
40HMS Wild Goose (U45) — Verdrängung: 1350 ts Länge: 91,3 m Breite …
