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- [goos-nek]
- /ˈgusˌnɛk/
- /ˈgʊzənek/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goos-nek]
- /ˈgusˌnɛk/
Definitions of gooseneck word
- noun gooseneck a curved object resembling the neck of a goose, often of flexible construction, as in the shaft of a gooseneck lamp. 1
- noun gooseneck Nautical. a curved piece at the foot of a boom, attached to a mast by a vertical pivot and itself having a horizontal pivot so that the boom can be pointed in a wide angle vertically or horizontally. 1
- noun gooseneck Carpentry. a vertical continuation of the handrail of a flight of stairs, terminating in a short horizontal part on the top of a newel post. 1
- noun gooseneck A support or pipe curved like a goose’s neck. 1
- noun gooseneck a pivot between the forward end of a boom and a mast, to allow the boom to swing freely 0
- noun gooseneck something in the form of a neck of a goose 0
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Origin of gooseneck
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90; goose + neck
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Parts of speech for Gooseneck
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gooseneck popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gooseneck usage trend in Literature
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