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grouse 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/grous/,
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grouse, plural;
  1. Complain pettily; grumble
    • - she heard him grousing about his assistant
Noun
  1. A grumble or complaint
    • - our biggest grouse was about the noise of the construction work
  1. flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
  2. hunt grouse
  3. gripe: complain; "What was he hollering about?"
  4. popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
  5. Grouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes. They are often considered a family Tetraonidae, though the American Ornithologists' Union and many others include grouse as a subfamily Tetraoninae in the family Phasianidae. ...
  6. Any of various game birds of the family Tetraonidae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere; To complain or grumble; excellent
  7. A small, low-fat game bird. Quality birds should have no odor.
  8. Very good, as in grouse shiela.
  9. Excellent, wonderful, although it can also be a verb meaning to complain, as in, “I wish you’d stop grousing about everything.”
  10. This is one of the top game birds consumed in Scotland. The dark meat of the bird is served with bread sauce.
  11. 1. excellent; superlative. 2. originally a complaint: e.g. What's his grouse?
  12. Any of several chicken-like wild fowl of the pheasant family Phasianidæ. Represented in the North Country by two year round residents, the Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) and the boreal Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis), a northern specialty prized by birders, here at the southern extreme of ...
  13. A species of bird that lives in tall grasses. Also, to complain or grumble.
  14. "Bad marksmanship," the hunter groused.
  15. The neck and under-covert feathers are used for hackling wet flies and are sometimes used on dry patterns. The tail feathers are used for winging, ex: the grouse series. The covert-wing feather is also used for winging.
  16. Excellent. A common term denoting pleasure in something (when used as an exclamation, as in "Grouse!"), or how good something is (as in "that looks grouse"). This seems to be mostly a Victorian thing, and people in other states will often comment that you're a Victorian after hearing you say it. ...
  17. Definition: Great, awesome. Example: "she’s a grouse lookin’ shiela (woman)." Also called: Ripper.
  18. Fine, excellent, often used to express delight
  19. Rhymes with "house" - means outstanding, tremendous. Can be applied universally to all things social ... "grouse birds(women), grouse band
  20. Adj. Cool, its an Australian slang term. ie “That’s so grouse man”
  21. great, terrific, very good