Mouse

/maʊs/ · noun

Meaning

(loosely) Any of many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail..

Definitions by Sense

1. (loosely) Any of many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
2. A quiet or shy person.
3. (computing) 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.
4. (computing) A pointer.
5. (boxing) A facial hematoma or black eye.
6. (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.
7. (obsolete) A familiar term of endearment.
8. A match used in firing guns or blasting.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: murine, murid, vole (all parasynonymous with this broad sense)

My mouse needs new batteries.

Move the mouse over the icon.

Let the bloat King tempt you again to bed, / Pinch wanton on your cheek, call you his mouse

Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack.

I had just moused to the File menu and the pull-down menu repeated the menu bar's hue a dozen shades lighter.

Unlike the Flamenco work, the Relation Browser allows users to quickly explore a document space using dynamic queries issued by mousing over facet elements in the interface.

[Death] mousing the flesh of men.

Synonyms for mouse

Antonyms for mouse

Related Words

Word Forms

• mice
• mouses
• mowse
• mousing
• moused

Usage Notes

Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.

Practice and Learn More

Frequently Asked Questions