moose
noun
Simple meaning
Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
Pronunciation
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moosIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmus
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
Any of the extinct moose-like deer of the genera Cervalces and Libralces.
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This meaning: Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
Used this way, moose is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- alces alces , rarer, so it draws attention
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- “We saw a large moose near the lake this morning.”
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Sense: large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male
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