mouse

IPA: mˈaʊs

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.

(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.

Examples of "mouse" in Sentences

* Pretend your mouse is a CB radio, and talk to it.
Even if the mouse is a joke it still highlights the UI issues in OpenOffice.
This mouse is a huge improvement to that awful ball thing that Apple used to have.
Stop complaining - this mouse is a perfect match for the 17 fingers on my right hand! arikol
Tell us all how using Outlook without a mouse is an argument for using Windows over Entourage on a Mac?
The fact that this mouse is absurd for most people is not the core issue, because it is intended for some people.
The term mouse comes from the appearance of the device, with the cord to the main computer being seen as a tail of sorts.
A nude mouse is a laboratory mouse from a strain with a genetic mutation that causes a deteriorated or absent thymus, resulting in an inhibited immune system due to a greatly reduced number of T cells.
Matthew Broderick, who voices the title mouse of The Tale of Despereaux, admits to approaching his voice with the self-consciousness of someone hearing himself on an answering machine for the first time.