Grouse — synonyms, definition

1. grouse (Verb) Austral, NZ

Crab beef bellyache bitch complain fuss gripe grouch grumble holler moan murmur mutter squawk whine

grouse (Verb) — Hunt grouse.

grouse (Verb) — Complain. ex. "What was he grousing about?"

complain fowl kick kvetch moan plain quetch sound off

2. grouse (Adjective) Austral, NZ

bang-up bully corking cracking dandy great groovy keen lovely neat nifty not bad peachy ripper slap-up smashing swell

grouse (Adjective) — Very good. ex. "he did a grouse job"

3. grouse (Noun) Austral, NZ

grouse (Noun) — (game bird) flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil.

grouse (Noun) — Popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet.

game bird wildfowl Bonasa umbellus Canachites canadensis Centrocercus urophasianus Pedioecetes phasianellus Tetrao urogallus black grouse capercaillie capercailzie horse of the wood partridge prairie chicken prairie fowl prairie grouse ptarmigan ruffed grouse sage grouse sage hen sharp-tailed grouse sprig tail sprigtail • • • Tetraonidae covey family Tetraonidae