mouse

IPA: mˈaʊs

noun

  • Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
  • (informal) A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.
  • A quiet or shy person.
  • (computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
  • (computing) The cursor.
  • (boxing) A facial hematoma or black eye.
  • (nautical) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
  • (obsolete) A familiar term of endearment.
  • A match used in firing guns or blasting.
  • (set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
  • (historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair.
  • Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.
  • (US, metonymically, uncountable, with "the") The Walt Disney Company.
  • A surname from German.

verb

  • (intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
  • (intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
  • (transitive, nautical) To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
  • (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
  • (obsolete, nonce word, transitive) To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.
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Examples of "mouse" in Sentences

  • The mouse eats walnuts.
  • The cat is above the mouse.
  • The mouse was caught in trap.
  • Vultures eat mouse and chicks.
  • The mouse punches the cat in the eye.
  • Mouse click is a prelude to violence.
  • Did you wiggle the mouse on the display
  • The Lion and the Mouse is an Aesop's fable.
  • The mouse escaped into the small interstice.
  • Once that change is complete, the cat pounces upon the mouse and devours him.

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