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1. (n.) mouse
any of numerous small rodents of various families, having small ears and a long, thin tail, esp. an Old World mouse, Mus musculus, introduced worldwide.
2. mouse
a quiet, timid person.
3. mouse
a palm-sized device equipped with one or more buttons, used to point at and select items on a computer screen, with the displayed pointer controlled by means of analogous movement of the device on a nearby surface.
4. mouse
Informal. a black eye.
5. mouse
Slang. a girl; woman.
6. (v.i.) mouse
to hunt for or catch mice.
7. mouse
to prowl about, as if in search of something.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME mous, OE mūs; c. OFris, OS, OHG
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mouse
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
2. (noun) shiner, black eye, mouse
a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
3. (noun) mouse
person who is quiet or timid
4. (verb) mouse, computer mouse
a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
"a mouse takes much more room than a trackball"
5. (verb) sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot
to go stealthily or furtively
"..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
6. (verb) mouse
manipulate the mouse of a computer
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1. (noun) mouse
in mourning
a small rodent with a long tail
a field mouse
2. mouse
a device attached to a computer that you move around and click in order to activate programs, etc.
Double click on the mouse.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) MOUSE
any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridae. The common house mouse (Mus musculus) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, mouse (Hesperomys leucopus) sometimes lives in houses. See Dormouse, Meadow mouse, under Meadow, and Harvest mouse, under Harvest
2. (noun) MOUSE
a knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping
3. (noun) MOUSE
same as 2d Mousing, 2
4. (noun) MOUSE
a familiar term of endearment
5. (noun) MOUSE
a dark-colored swelling caused by a blow
6. (noun) MOUSE
a match used in firing guns or blasting
7. (verb) MOUSE
to watch for and catch mice
8. (verb) MOUSE
to watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something
9. (verb) MOUSE
to tear, as a cat devours a mouse
10. (verb) MOUSE
to furnish with a mouse; to secure by means of a mousing. See Mouse, n., 2
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Sense: any of several types of small furry gnawing animal with a long tail, found in houses and in fields.
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 Afrikaans: muis |
 Arabic: فأْر |
 Bulgarian: мишка |
 Brazilian: rato |
 Czech: myš |
 German: die Maus |
 Danish: mus |
 Greek: ποντίκι |
 Spanish: ratón |
 Estonian: hiir |
 Farsi: موش |
 Finnish: hiiri |
 French: souris |
 Hebrew: עַכבָּר |
 Hindi: चुहिया, चूहा |
 Croatian: miš |
 Hungarian: egér |
 Indonesian: tikus |
 Icelandic: mús |
 Italian: topo |
 Japanese: ねずみ |
 Korean: 쥐, 생쥐 |
 Lithuanian: pelė |
 Latvian: pele |
 Malay: tikus |
 Dutch: muis |
 Norwegian: mus |
 Polish: mysz |
 Persian: موش |
 Pashto: موږک |
 Portuguese: rato |
 Romanian: şoarece |
 Russian: мышь |
 Slovak: myš |
 Slovenian: miš |
 Serbian: miš |
 Swedish: mus |
 Thai: หนู |
 Turkish: fare |
 Taiwanese: 老鼠 |
 Ukrainian: миша |
 Urdu: چوہا |
 Vietnamese: chuột |
 Chinese: 鼠 |
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