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grouse 1
(grous)n. pl. grouse or grous·es
Any of various plump, chiefly ground-dwelling gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae of northern North America and Eurasia, characteristically having feathered legs and nostrils and mottled plumage.
[Origin unknown.]
grouse 2
(grous) Informalintr.v. groused, grous·ing, grous·es
To complain; grumble.
n.
A cause for complaint.
[Perhaps from French dialectal groucer, from Old French grouchier; see grudge.]
grous′er n.
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grouse
(ɡraʊs)vb
(intr) to grumble; complain
n
a persistent complaint
[C19: of unknown origin]
ˈgrouser n
grouse
(ɡraʊs)n, pl grouse or grouses
(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
slang Austral and NZ excellent
[C16: of unknown origin]
ˈgrouseˌlike adj
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grouse1
(graʊs)n., pl. grouse, grous•es.
any of various plump gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae, of the pheasant family, with a short bill and feathered legs.
[1525–35; orig. uncertain]
grouse′like`, adj.
grouse2
(graʊs)v. groused, grous•ing,
n. Informal. v.i.
1. to grumble; complain.
n. 2. a complaint.
[1850–55; orig. uncertain; compare grouch]
grous′er, n.
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grouse
Past participle: groused
Gerund: grousing
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| 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?" |
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grouse
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grouse
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grouse
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Translations
tetřevremcáníremcatreptání
klagerypebeklage sig
metsäkanateerivalitus
lještarkapritužbatetrijeb
kvarta, nöldrakvörtun, nöldurlyngrjúpa
ライチョウ不平
들꿩불평
gaušanāsgaustiesrubenis
tetrov
knotmoripa
ไก่ป่าการบ่น
càu nhàugà gô
grouse
1 [graʊs] N (grouse or grouses (pl)) (Orn) → urogallo mblack grouse → gallo m lira
red grouse → lagópodo m escocés
grouse
2 [graʊs]A. N (= complaint) → queja f
B. VI → quejarse (about de)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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grouse
1n pl <-> → Waldhuhn nt, → Raufußhuhn nt; (= red grouse) → Schottisches Moor(schnee)huhn; grouse shooting → Moorhuhnjagd f
grouse
2 (Brit inf)Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
grouse
1 [graʊs] n pl inv → gallo cedrone, urogallogrouse
2 [graʊs] (fam)1. n (complaint) → mugugno
2. vi to grouse (about) → brontolare (su)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grouse1
(graus) – plural grouse – noun a kind of game bird.
grouse2
(graus) verb to complain. He's grousing about his job again.
noun a complaint.
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grouse
→ الطَيْهوج, شَكْوى 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009