Find your perfect word!

 

Definition gooseberry

Etymology

From goose +‎ berry. It is possible that the first element was originally something related to the gros- of French groseille and/or the kruis- of Dutch kruisbes but has been altered by folk etymology.

Noun

gooseberry (plural gooseberries)

  1. A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
  2. Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum, the American gooseberry.
  3. Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
    1. the Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia
    2. the Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla.
    3. the Ceylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India
    4. the Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus
    5. The Long Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida)
    6. Jamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant
    7. star gooseberry
      1. Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
      2. Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
    8. Physalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry
    9. Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
    10. poison gooseberry (Withania somnifera)
  4. (dated, British slang) A chaperone.
  5. (chiefly Britain) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
  6. (dated, British slang) A fool.
  7. (dated, British slang) A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.
  8. (dated, British slang, vulgar, usually in the plural) A testicle.

Results 207 Words with the letters GOOSEBERRY

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 letter words with the letters GOOSEBERRY ↑
GOOSEBERRY 17
7 letter words with the letters GOOSEBERRY ↑
BOOGERS 12
BOOGEYS 14
GOOBERS 12
OBEYERS 12
REBORES 10
SOBERER 10
6 letter words with the letters GOOSEBERRY ↑
BOGEYS 13
BOOGER 11
BOOGEY 13
BORERS 9
GEYSER 10
GOBOES 11
GOOBER 11
GOOSEY 10
GREBES 11
GREYER 10
GYROSE 10
OBEYER 11
REBORE 9
REROSE 6
RESORB 9
ROGERS 8
ROOSER 6
ROSERY 8
SERGER 8
YOGEES 10
5 letter words with the letters GOOSEBERRY ↑
BEERS 8
BEERY 10
BERGS 10
BERRY 10
BOGEY 12
BOOGY 12
BOORS 8
BORER 8
BORES 8
BOYOS 10
BREES 8
BROOS 8
BROSE 8
BROSY 10
BYRES 10
EGERS 7
EROSE 5
EYERS 7
EYRES 7
GOBOS 10
GOERS 7
GOOEY 9
GOOSE 7
GOOSY 9
GORES 7
GORSE 7
GORSY 9
GREBE 10
GREES 7
GREYS 9
GYBES 12
GYRES 9
GYROS 9
OBESE 8
OBEYS 10
OBOES 8
OGEES 7
OGRES 7
OYERS 7
REGES 7
ROBES 8
ROGER 7
ROOSE 5
SERER 5
SERGE 7
SERRY 7
SOBER 8
SOOEY 7
SORER 5
SORGO 7
SORRY 7
YOGEE 9
YORES 7
4 letter words with the letters GOOSEBERRY ↑
BEER 7
BEES 7
BEGS 9
BERG 9
BEYS 9
BOGS 9
BOGY 11
BOOR 7
BOOS 7
BORE 7
BOYO 9
BOYS 9
BREE 7
BROO 7
BROS 7
BYES 9
BYRE 9
EERY 6
EGER 6
EGOS 6
ERGO 6
ERGS 6
EROS 4
ERRS 4
EYER 6
EYES 6
EYRE 6
GEES 6
GOBO 9
GOBS 9
GOBY 11
GOER 6
GOES 6
GOOS 6
GORE 6
GORY 8
GOYS 8
GREE 6
GREY 8
GYBE 11
GYRE 8
GYRO 8
OBES 7
OBEY 9
OBOE 7
OGEE 6
OGRE 6
ORBS 7
ORBY 9
ORES 4
ORGY 8
OYER 6
OYES 6
REBS 7
REES 4
REGS 6
ROBE 7
ROBS 7
ROES 4
ROSE 4
ROSY 6
RYES 6
SEER 4
SEGO 6
SERE 4
SORB 7
SORE 4
SYBO 9
YOBS 9
YORE 6
3 letter words with the letters GOOSEBERRY ↑
BEE 6
BEG 8
BEY 8
BOG 8
BOO 6
BOS 6
BOY 8
BRO 6
BRR 6
BYE 8
BYS 8
EGO 5
ERE 3
ERG 5
ERR 3
ERS 3
EYE 5
GEE 5
GEY 7
GOB 8
GOO 5
GOR 5
GOY 7
OBE 6
OES 3
ORB 6
ORE 3
ORS 3
OSE 3
REB 6
REE 3
REG 5
RES 3
ROB 6
ROE 3
RYE 5
SEE 3
SEG 5
SER 3
SOB 6
SOY 5
YES 5
YOB 8
2 letter words with the letters GOOSEBERRY ↑
BE 5
BO 5
BY 7
ER 2
ES 2
GO 4
OE 2
OR 2
OS 2
OY 4
RE 2
SO 2
YE 4
YO 4

You can also try words with the phrase GOOSEBERRY, words starting with the letters GOOSEBERRY, or words ending in the letters GOOSEBERRY.