'Grouse' definitions:
Definition of 'grouse'
(from WordNet)
noun
Flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
noun
Popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
verb
Hunt grouse
verb
Definition of 'Grouse'
From: GCIDE
- Grouse \Grouse\, v. i.
- 1. To seek or shoot grouse. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To complain or grumble; as, employees grousing about their incompetent boss. [informal] [PJC]
Definition of 'Grouse'
From: GCIDE
- Grouse \Grouse\ (grous), n. sing. & pl. [Prob. after the analogy of mouse, mice, fr. the earlier grice, OF. griesche meor hen: cf. F. piegri[`e]che shrike.] (Zool.) Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonid[ae], and subfamily Tetraonin[ae], inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans (Lagopus), having feathered feet. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Among the European species are the red grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}) and the hazel grouse (Bonasa betulina). See Capercaidzie, Ptarmigan, and Heath grouse. Among the most important American species are the ruffed grouse, or New England partridge ({Bonasa umbellus}); the sharp-tailed grouse ({Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus}) of the West; the dusky blue, or pine grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) of the Rocky Mountains; the Canada grouse, or spruce partridge ({D. Canadensis}). See also Prairie hen, and Sage cock. The Old World sand grouse (Pterocles, etc.) belong to a very different family. See Pterocletes, and {Sand grouse}. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'grouse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air a grievance,
- beef,
- beefing,
- bellyache,
- bellyaching,
- bitch,
- bitching,
- broiler,
- caille,
- canard,
- caneton,
- capon,
- chapon,
- chicken,
- clamor,
- complain,
- complaining,
- complaint,
- Cornish hen,
- crab,
- croak,
- destructive criticism,
- dindon,
- dissent,
- duck,
- duckling,
- faisan,
- faultfinding,
- fowl,
- fret,
- fret and fume,
- fryer,
- fuss,
- goose,
- grievance,
- gripe,
- griping,
- groan,
- groaning,
- grouch,
- grousing,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grumbling,
- grunt,
- guinea hen,
- holler,
- howl,
- kick,
- kicking,
- lodge a complaint,
- murmur,
- murmuring,
- mutter,
- oie,
- partridge,
- peeve,
- peevishness,
- pet peeve,
- petulance,
- pheasant,
- pigeon,
- pigeonneau,
- poulet,
- protest,
- quail,
- querulousness,
- raise a howl,
- register a complaint,
- roaster,
- scold,
- scolding,
- sniping,
- squab,
- squawk,
- squawking,
- stewing chicken,
- take on,
- turkey,
- volaille,
- whining,
- wild duck,
- yap,
- yapping,
- yelp
Words containing 'Grouse'
- grousing,
- Black grouse,
- Canada grouse,
- Hazel grouse,
- Heath grouse,
- Pinnated grouse,
- Prairie grouse,
- Ruffed grouse,
- Sage grouse,
- Sand grouse,
- Spruce grouse,
- Timber grouse,
- Tippet grouse,
- White grouse,
- Willow grouse,
- Wood grouse,
- grouse whortleberry,
- pintailed grouse,
- red grouse,
- rock grouse,
- asian black grouse,
- european black grouse,
- grouse-berry,
- pin-tailed grouse,
- sharp-tailed grouse