Mouse

Quick meaning: Mouse is a noun meaning (loosely) Any of many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. A quiet or shy person.
2. (computing) A pointer.
3. (boxing) A facial hematoma or black eye.
4. A match used in firing guns or blasting.
5. (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.
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.

Example Sentences

My mouse needs new batteries.

Move the mouse over the icon.

[Death] mousing the flesh of men.

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

Word Forms

• mouses
• mousing
• moused

Synonyms for mouse

Depending on context, synonyms include murine, murid, vole, creep, sneak, pussyfoot.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include creep, pussyfoot, sneak, steal, murine, rodent.

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