Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
grouse
IPA transcription: [ɡɹ'aʊs]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
grouse
Meaning:
popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
Synonyms:
grouse
Meaning:
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
Meaning:
complain; "What was he hollering about?"
Synonyms:
grouse
Meaning:
hunt grouse
Usage examples
The marsh was dry and there were no grouse at all.
Roar, grouse, and clamor on, all ye jangling jays.
The splendid sage grouse is now extinct in many parts of its previous range.
It was while hunting in vain for a grouse that I came on the bear and killed it as above described.
Give the sage grouse and sharp-tail ten-year close seasons, at once, to forestall their extermination.
"Tomorrow I'll go out early, and I'll make a point of keeping cool. There are lots of snipe; and there are grouse too.
There should be five-year close seasons enacted for quail, grouse, plover, woodcock, snipe, and all other shore birds.
Nevada's bag limits are among the best of any state, the only serious flaw being "10 sage grouse" per day: which should be 0!
I am told that the sage grouse is almost "gone"; and I think that the antelope, caribou, and mountain sheep are in the same condition of scarcity.
How should either of you yet know the thunderous flight of the wild grouse, this great bird which whirled away through the brown leaves of the oaks?