2006-09-17 02:33:41 · 4 answers · asked by lola_wahlstrom2002 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
grouse
2006-09-17 02:39:24 · answer #1 · answered by bambam 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grouse
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English
Etymology 1
Noun
grouse (plural grouse or grouses)
Singular
grouse
Plural
grouse or grouses
Any of various game birds of the family Tetraonidae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere.
Translations
Finnish: metsäkana
Etymology 2
Noun
grouse (plural grouses)
Singular
grouse
Plural
grouses
A cause for complaint.
Verb
to grouse (third-person singular simple present grouses, present participle grousing, simple past groused, past participle groused)
Infinitive
to grouse
Third person singular
grouses
Simple past
groused
Past participle
groused
Present participle
grousing
To complain or grumble. As in 'Duck or Grouse', often written on low beams in pubs.
Translations
French: tétras
Portuguese: tetraz m
Etymology 3
Adjective
grouse (comparative grouser, superlative grousest)
Positive
grouse
Comparative
grouser
Superlative
grousest
(Australian English) excellent
I had a grouse day.
That food was grouse.
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2006-09-17 02:48:22 · answer #2 · answered by David Y 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grouse
2006-09-17 06:12:53 · answer #3 · answered by Lucinda2234 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To grouse.
2006-09-17 03:31:48 · answer #4 · answered by rhymer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋