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down vs goose down

goose down vs down

down and goose down both are nouns.

down is an adjective but goose down is not an adjective.

down is a verb but goose down is not a verb.

down is an adverb but goose down is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
goose down Yes No No No
As nouns, goose down is a hyponym of down; that is, goose down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than down:
  • down: soft fine feathers
  • goose down: down of the goose
Other hyponyms of down include duck down, swan's down, plumule.
down (noun) goose down (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football down of the goose
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
down (adjective) goose down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
down (verb) goose down (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
down (adverb) goose down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between down and goose down

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