In the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances.

(figuratively, of a male) To spread one's genes around by impregnating many females. / (by extension, of a male or female) To engage in premarital or extramarital flings.

(Britain folklore) A flickering light or lantern, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes, held by a supernatural creature who uses it to lure travelers at night to their demise.

A male given name from the Germanic languages popular since the Norman Conquest. / A surname.

Alternative spelling of wild-goose chase

(radio communications) Used to indicate agreement and compliance.

A species of South American tree, Anadenanthera colubrina.

any of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the domesticated goose that would not fly.

Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. / The wood of these trees.

(transitive) To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow. / (intransitive) To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow.