Definition of MOOSE

moose

Meanings

Plural: meese, moose, mooses

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.
  • An ugly person.
  • An Asian girl taken as a lover.

Origin / Etymology

Earlier mus, moos, from an Eastern Algonquian language name for the animal, such as Massachusett moos, mws, Narragansett moos or Penobscot mos (cognate to Abenaki moz), from Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa (“it strips”), referring to how a moose strips tree bark when feeding: compare Massachusett moos-u (“he strips, cuts smooth”).

Synonyms

Alces alces, elk, European elk, Newfoundland speed bump

Scrabble Score: 7

moose is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
moose is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
moose is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

moose is a valid Words With Friends word