| grouse 1 (grous) n. pl. grouse or grous·es Any of various plump, chickenlike game birds of the family Tetraonidae, chiefly of the Northern Hemisphere and having mottled brown or grayish plumage. [Origin unknown.] |
| grouse 2 (grous) Informal intr.v. groused, grous·ing, grous·es To complain; grumble. n. A cause for complaint; a grievance. [Perhaps from French dialectal groucer, from Old French grouchier; see grudge.] grous  er n. |
grouse1
n pl grouse, grouses
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any gallinaceous bird of the family Tetraonidae, occurring mainly in the N hemisphere, having a stocky body and feathered legs and feet. They are popular game birds See also black grouse, red grouse
adj
Austral and NZ slang excellent
[of unknown origin]
grouselike adj
grouse2
vb
(intr) to grumble; complain
n
a persistent complaint
[of unknown origin]
grouser n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  grouse - flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broilgrouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet game bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport wildfowl - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food |
| 2. | grouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet family Tetraonidae, Tetraonidae - grouse black grouse - grouse of which the male is bluish-black ptarmigan - large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage Canachites canadensis, spruce grouse - North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles Centrocercus urophasianus, sage grouse, sage hen - large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America Bonasa umbellus, ruffed grouse, partridge - valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada Pedioecetes phasianellus, sharp-tailed grouse, sprig tail, sprigtail - large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America prairie chicken, prairie fowl, prairie grouse - brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies game bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport grouse - flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil covey - a small flock of grouse or partridge | |
| Verb | 1. | grouse - hunt grouse fowl - hunt fowl in the forest |
| 2. | grouse - complain; "What was he hollering about?" |
grouse1
verb
noun
grouse2 noun
Translations
grouse1 [graʊs] N (grouse or grouses (pl)) (Orn) → urogallo m
black grouse → gallo m lira
red grouse → lagópodo m escocés
grouse2 [graʊs]
black grouse → gallo m lira
red grouse → lagópodo m escocés
grouse2 [graʊs]
A. N (= complaint) → queja f
B. VI → quejarse (about de)
grouse1
grouse2 (Brit inf)
n pl <-> → Waldhuhn nt, → Raufußhuhn nt; (= red grouse) → Schottisches Moor(schnee)huhn; grouse shooting → Moorhuhnjagd f
grouse2 (Brit inf)
grouse1 [graʊs] n pl inv → gallo cedrone, urogallo
grouse1 [graʊs] n pl inv → gallo cedrone, urogallo
grouse2 [graʊs] (fam)
grouse2 [graʊs] (fam)
grouse1 [graʊs] n pl inv → gallo cedrone, urogallo
grouse2 [graʊs] (fam)
1. n (complaint) → mugugno
2. vi to grouse (about) → brontolare (su)
grouse2 [graʊs] (fam)
1. n (complaint) → mugugno
2. vi to grouse (about) → brontolare (su)
n grouse [graus]
a kind of game bird. korhoender طائِر الطَّهْوُج бяла яребица tetřev rype schottisches Moorhuhn αγριόγαλος urogallo rabapüü باقرقره metsäkana grouse תרנגול בר एक प्रकार का पक्षी škotska lještarka nyírfajd ayam-ayaman lyngrjúpa gallo cedrone らい鳥 뇌조(雷鳥) tetervinas, kurtinys rubenis grouse korhoen rype głuszec, pardwa galo silvestre potârniche scoţiană шотландская куропатка tetrov, jarabica divja kura tetreb moripa นกตระกูล Tetraonidae orman tavuğu 松雞 шотландська куріпка بھٹ تیتر جس کا شکار کیا جاتا ہے gà gô 松鸡
grouse2
v grouse [graus]
to complain He's grousing about his job again. kla, brom يَتَذَمَّر، يَتَأفَّف оплаквам се remcat beklage sig meckern γκρινιάζω, παραπονιέμαι quejarse, lamentarse nurisema شکایت کردن purnata rouspéter छोटी-छोटी बातों की शिकायत करना prigovarati zúgolódik mengeluh kvarta, nöldra brontolare ぶつぶついう 불평하다 niurzgėti, bambėti gausties bersungut mopperen, kankeren klage, mukke, gi vondord gderać queixar-se a se plânge ворчать hundrať pritoževati se gunđati knota, knorra บ่นว่า şikâyet etmek, dırlanmak 抱怨 скаржитися معمولی باتوں پر گلہ شکوہ کرنا càu nhàu 抱怨
n
a complaint. klag, grief تَذَمُّر، شَكْوى، تأفُّف оплакване remcání klage das Gemecker γκρίνια, παράπονο queja nurin شکایت valitus grief “לקטר” शिकायत prigovor zúgolódás keluhan kvörtun, nöldur brontolio 不平 불평 nusiskundimas gaušanās sungutan gemopper, grief klage narzekanie queixa plângere жалоба hundranie pritožba žalba knot, knorrande การบ่นว่า şikâyet, dırlanma 牢騷 скарга شکایت điều đáng phàn nàn 牢骚
grouse → شكوى, طائر الطيهوج reptání, tetřev klage, rype Klage, Waldhuhn αγριόκοτα, γκρίνια queja, urogallo teeri, valitus grognement, tétras lještarka, pritužba fagiano, lamentela ライチョウ, 不平 들꿩, 불평 klacht, korhoen klaging, rype pardwa, powód do narzekań ave galinácea, queixa ворчун, шотландская куропатка knot, moripa ไก่ป่า, การบ่น orman tavuğu, şikayet càu nhàu, gà gô 松鸡, 牢骚
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