HyperDic: grouse

English > 4 senses of the word *grouse*:
NOUN	food	grouse	flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae
NOUN	animal	grouse	popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
VERB	competition	grouse	hunt grouse
VERB	communication	grouse, gripe, bitch, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler	complain

grouse > pronunciation
Sounds	graw's
Rhymes	alehouse ... whorehouse: 54 rhymes with aws...

English > *grouse*: 4 senses > noun 1, food
Meaning	flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil.
Category	game bird	Any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
Part of	grouse	Popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
Broader	wildfowl	flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
Verbs	grouse	hunt grouse

English > *grouse*: 4 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	Popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet.
Member of	Tetraonidae, family Tetraonidae	grouse
Member of	covey	A small flock of grouse or partridge
Parts	grouse	flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae
Narrower	black grouse	grouse of which the male is bluish-black
	capercaillie, capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus	large black Old World grouse
	prairie chicken, prairie grouse, prairie fowl	brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
	ptarmigan	large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
	ruffed grouse, partridge, Bonasa umbellus	Valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
	sage grouse, sage hen, Centrocercus urophasianus	large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America
	sharp-tailed grouse, sprigtail, sprig tail, Pedioecetes phasianellus	large grouse of prairies and open forests / forests of western North America
	spruce grouse, Canachites canadensis	North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles
Broader	game bird	Any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
Spanish	lagópodo
Catalan	tetraònid
Verbs	grouse	hunt grouse

English > *grouse*: 4 senses > verb 1, competition
Meaning	hunt grouse.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Model	In the summer they like to go out and grouse
Broader	fowl	hunt fowl in the forest / forest
Spanish	cazar urogallos
Nouns	grouse	popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
Nouns	grouse	flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae

English > *grouse*: 4 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	complain.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	gripe, bitch, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
Broader	complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch	Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
Spanish	aferrar, atrapar, chillar, disputar, dolor de barriga, gimotear, graznar, gritar, lamentarse, quejarse, quejar, renegar, vocear
Catalan	aferrar, atrapar, baladrejar, cridar, queixar-se, xisclar

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