Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

goat

[goht] / goʊt /
NOUN
hollow-horned mammal
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Instead, some lamb kebab recipes showed only goat, beef fat and chicken drumsticks.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Of those five cases, I believe we have three in cattle, one in a goat, and one in a dog.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Earlier this week a case was reported in the Mexican state of Coahuila, found in a goat 25 miles away from the border.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

These includes fortifying homes against wildfires, replanting fire-ravaged forests and thinning out vegetation with prescribed burns, goat grazing and manual thinning with heavy machinery to reduce the intensity of potential fires.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

The stupid goat had broken his leg two weeks earlier, and Anya’s grandfather wanted him to stay in the barn and rest for at least a month.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Her devotion to animals led to her setting up a section of of her website, the Widdyweb, for the pet cats she has lived with, adopting goats and becoming the patron of a donkey sanctuary.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Marine mammals have also been affected, with some detections in other animals such as cats, goats, alpacas and pigs.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

Her videos of Everglades alligators and bars full of roaming goats have racked up hundreds of thousands of views, but one transformative moment of inculturation took place at a Cheesecake Factory.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

The Los Angeles and Ventura county fire departments have been working to remove flammable vegetation surrounding communities in the Santa Monica Mountains with fire department crews, goats and prescribed fire.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2026

One of the goats stuck its face into the apple bucket and snatched up an apple.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




Vocabulary lists containing goat


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training