noun๐ShareA fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant."We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year."fruitfoodplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAny other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum, the American gooseberry."My grandmother's garden had both currants and gooseberries, but I had to be careful picking the gooseberries because the bushes had prickly spines. "fruitplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAny of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:"Even though they're called "gooseberries," Cape gooseberries are actually in the nightshade family, making them distant cousins of tomatoes rather than true gooseberries. "fruitplantfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(British slang) A chaperone.""We couldn't hold hands at the dance because Aunt Mildred was playing gooseberries the whole time." "personentertainmentcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAn additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation."Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry."personfamilysituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(British slang) A fool.""Don't be such a gooseberries; you can't actually believe everything you read online." "personlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(British slang) A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.""He told me he won the lottery twice, but I think that's just a load of gooseberries." "storylanguageentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(British slang, usually in the plural) A testicle."He took a sharp intake of breath and clutched at his trousers, muttering about having kicked himself in the gooseberries. "bodysexanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
