mouse

[Mouse]

A small rodent with a pointy face, rounded ears, and a long tail is called a mouse. A mouse may be kept as a pet, or it may be an uninvited guest in your home.

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Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Murid'91. 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.

Noun
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

Noun
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 mouse is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball"

Verb
manipulate the mouse of a computer

Verb
to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor''s house"

n.
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.

n.
A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping.

n.
Same as 2d Mousing, 2.

n.
A familiar term of endearment.

n.
A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow.

n.
A match used in firing guns or blasting.

v. i.
To watch for and catch mice.

v. i.
To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.

v. t.
To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

v. t.
To furnish with a mouse; to secure by means of a mousing. See Mouse, n., 2.

Mouse

Mouse (mous), n.; pl. Mice (m&imac;s). [OE. mous, mus, AS. m&umac;s, pl. m&ymac;s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. & Icel. m&umac;s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr. my^s, Skr. m&umac;sh mouse, mush to steal. 'fb277. Cf. Muscle, Musk.] 1. (Zo'94l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Murid'91. 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. (Naut.) (a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping. (b) Same as 2d Mousing, 2. 3. A familiar term of endearment. Shak. 4. A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow. [Slang] 5. A match used in firing guns or blasting. Field mouse, Flying mouse, etc. See under Field, Flying, etc. -- Mouse bird (Zo'94l.), a coly. -- Mouse deer (Zo'94l.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil. -- Mouse galago (Zo'94l.), a very small West American galago (Galago murinus). In color and size it resembles a mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel. -- Mouse hawk. (Zo'94l.) (a) A hawk that devours mice. (b) The hawk owl; -- called also mouse owl. -- Mouse lemur (Zo'94l.), any one of several species of very small lemurs of the genus Chirogaleus, found in Madagascar. -- Mouse piece (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part next below the round or from the lower part of the latter; -- called also mouse buttock.

Mouse

Mouse , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moused ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mousing .] 1. To watch for and catch mice. 2. To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.

Mouse

Mouse, v. t. 1. To tear, as a cat devours a mouse. [Obs.] "[Death] mousing the flesh of men." Shak. 2. (Naut.) To furnish with a mouse; to secure by means of a mousing. See Mouse, n., 2.

Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Murid'91. 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.

To watch for and catch mice.

To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

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Usage Examples

That's what happens nowadays with people working on computers. They can so easily fix things with their mouse and take out all the, 'Oh, somebody coughed in the background we need to take that out' - or somebody hit a bad note. Those are all the best moments.

Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner.

I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.

Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.

Oh, I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. You went to the movies then, you saw two movies and a short. When Mickey Mouse came on the screen and there was his big head, my sister said she had to hold onto me. I went berserk.

I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness.

Michael has a connection with children, just like Mickey Mouse does, and he brings happiness to them, and joy.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.

I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.

I hope we don't get to the point where we have to have the cat stop chasing the mouse to teach him glassblowing and basket weaving.

A young imagination is bold, likes to make bigger leaps. It likes to, well, imagine that the dustbuster is a dinosaur that the computer mouse is a hotrod that the box is a cave that the rawhide is a torch... or a baton... or something.

Many cats are the death of the mouse.

Only very brave mouse makes nest in cat's ear.

T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.