goose vs barnacle

barnacle vs goose

goose and barnacle both are nouns.

goose is a verb but barnacle is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
goose	Yes	No	Yes	No
barnacle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, barnacle is a hyponym of goose; that is, barnacle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than goose:

goose: web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
barnacle: European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north

Other hyponyms of goose include gosling, gander, Anser cygnoides, Chinese goose, Anser anser, graylag, graylag goose, greylag, greylag goose, blue goose, Chen caerulescens, brant, brant goose, brent, brent goose, Branta canadensis, Canada goose, Canadian goose, honker, barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis.

goose (noun)	barnacle (noun)
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks	marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)	European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

goose (verb)	barnacle (verb)
pinch in the buttocks
give a spurt of fuel to
prod into action

Difference between goose and barnacle

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