单词 | grouse |
释义 | grouse grouse1 —grouseless, adj. —grouselike, adj. /grows/, n. , pl. grouse, grouses. 1. any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae. Cf. black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse. 2. Brit. the red grouse. [1525-35; orig. uncert.] grouse2 —grouser, n. /grows/, v. , groused, grousing, n. Informal. v.i. 1. to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work. n. 2. a complaint. [1850-55; orig. uncert.; cf. GROUCH] Syn. 1. gripe, fret, fuss. grouse3 /grows/, adj. Australian Slang. excellent; great; wonderful. [1940-45; orig. uncert.] |
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