gooseberry
gooseberry is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, gooseberry is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofgooseberry
- A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
Example: "We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year."
- Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum, the American gooseberry.
- Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
- (British slang) A chaperone.
- An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
Example: "Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry."
- (British slang) A fool.
- (British slang) A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.
- (British slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
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