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mouse  (mous)

n. pl. mice (ms)

1.

a. Any of numerous small rodents of the families Muridae and Cricetidae, such as the common house mouse (Mus musculus), characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail.

b. Any of various similar or related animals, such as the jumping mouse, the vole, or the jerboa.

2. A cowardly or timid person.

3. Informal A discolored swelling under the eye caused by a blow; a black eye.

4. pl. mice or mous·es (mousz) Computer Science A hand-held, button-activated input device that when rolled along a flat surface directs an indicator to move correspondingly about a computer screen, allowing the operator to move the indicator freely, as to select operations or manipulate text or graphics.

intr.v. (mouz) moused, mous·ing, mous·es

1. To hunt mice.

2. To search furtively for something; prowl.

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[Middle English mous, from Old English ms; see ms- in Indo-European roots.]

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mouse [maʊs]

n pl mice [maɪs]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of numerous small long-tailed rodents of the families Muridae and Cricetidae that are similar to but smaller than rats See also fieldmouse, harvest mouse, house mouse Related adj murine

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various related rodents, such as the jumping mouse

3. a quiet, timid, or cowardly person

4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a hand-held device used to control the cursor movement and select computing functions without keying

5. (Medicine / Pathology) Slang a black eye

6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical another word for mousing

vb [maʊz]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) to stalk and catch (mice)

2. (intr) to go about stealthily

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) Nautical to secure (a hook) with mousing

[Old English mūs; compare Old Saxon mūs, German Maus, Old Norse mūs, Latin mūs, Greek mūs]

mouselike  adj

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mouse  (mous)

Plural mice (ms) or mouses

A hand-held input device that is moved about on a flat surface to direct the cursor on a computer screen. It also has buttons for activating computer functions. The underside of a mechanical mouse contains a rubber-coated ball that rotates as the mouse is moved; optical sensors detect the motion and move the screen pointer correspondingly. An optical mouse is cordless and uses reflections from an LED to track the mouse's movement over a special reflective mat which is marked with a grid that acts as a frame of reference.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mouse - any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing house mouse, Mus musculus - brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide Micromyx minutus, harvest mouse - small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields fieldmouse, field mouse - any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens nude mouse - a mouse with a genetic defect that prevents them from growing hair and also prevents them from immunologically rejecting human cells and tissues; widely used in preclinical trials wood mouse - any of various New World woodland mice
	2.	mouse - a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye black eye, shiner bruise, contusion - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
	3.	mouse - person who is quiet or timid individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	4.	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" computer mouse electronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically mouse button - a push button on the mouse
Verb	1.	mouse - to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" pussyfoot, sneak, creep walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	2.	mouse - manipulate the mouse of a computer manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it

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mouse noun

Related words
adjective murine
like musomania
fear musophobia

Translations

mouse [maʊs]

A. N (mice (pl))

1. (Zool) → ratón m

2. (Comput) → ratón m

B. CPD mouse mat, mouse pad N (Comput) → alfombrilla f, almohadilla f

C. VI → cazar ratones

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mouse [ˈmaʊs] [mice] (pl) n

(= rodent) → souris f
white mice → des souris blanches

[computer] → souris f
mouse mat n → tapis m de souris
mouse pad n → tapis m de souris

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mouse

n pl <mice>

→ Maus f (also Comput)

(inf: = person) (shy) → schüchternes Mäuschen; (nondescript) → graue Maus

vi → Mäuse fangen, mausen; to go mousing → auf Mäusejagd gehen

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mouse in cpds → Mause-; (Comput) → Maus-;

mouse button

n (Comput) → Maustaste f

mouse click

n (Comput) → Mausklick m

mouse-coloured

adj → mausgrau

mouse control

n (Comput) → Maussteuerung f

mouse-controlled, mouse-driven

adj (Comput) → mausgesteuert

mousehole

n → Mauseloch nt

mouse mat, mouse pad

n (Comput) → Mausmatte f

mouse pointer

n (Comput) → Mauszeiger m

mouse potato

n (hum: = computer freak) → Computerjunkie m (inf), → Mouse-Potato f (inf)

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mouse [maʊs] n (mice (pl)) (gen) → topo (Comput) → mouse m inv
house mouse → topo domestico

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mouse

n mouse [maus]

1 any of several types of small furry gnawing animal with a long tail, found in houses and in fields. muis فأْر мишка myš mus die Maus ποντίκι ratón hiir موش hiiri souris עַכבָּר चुहिया, चूहा miš egér tikus mús topo ねずみ 쥐, 생쥐 pelė pele tikus muis mus mysz rato şoarece мышь myš miš miš mus หนู fare 鼠 миша چوہا chuột 鼠

2 (computers) a device that is used to move the cursor on a computer screen and to give instructions to a computer. muis فأرَة الكومبيوتر компютърна мишка myš mus die Mauszeiger ποντίκι Η/Υ ratón hiir ماوس souris עַכבָּר miš egér mouse mouse コンピューターのマウス (컴퓨터) 마우스 pelė datora pele tetikus muis mus myszka mouse мышка myš miška miš mus เมาส์ (อุปกรณ์เคลื่อนตำแหน่ง) (ทางคอมพิวเตอร์) fare 鼠標 комп'ютерна мишка کمپیوٹر کا پرزہ جس کی مدد سے کمپیٹر چلاتے ہیں chuột máy tính 鼠标

adj mousy

1 (of hair) dull brown in colour. muisbruin بِلَوْن الفَأْر миши mdle hnědý kommunefarvet mausgrau γκρίζος (για μαλλί) castaño claro hiirhall قهوه ای تیره maantienvärinen châtain terne צֶבָע עַכבָּרִי चूहे जैसा tmurno smeđa boja egérszürke coklat tua grábrúnn á litinn color grigio topo ねずみ色の 쥐색의 pilkšvai rudas pelēkbrūns coklat tua muisgrijs kommunefarget mysi acastanhado şaten deschis мышиный hnedosivá farba sivkastorjav mišje boje råttfärgad (สี) ทึม ๆ donuk kahverengi 灰褐色 мишачого кольору ہلکا بھورا رنگ xám xịt 灰褐色

2 timid; uninteresting a mousy little woman. vaal, saai جَبان، رِعْديد плах nesmělý, nudný forskræmt; kedelig farblos δειλός tímido hiirvaikne موش صفت hiirimäinen effacé שָׁקֵט अरूचिकर महिला plah, nezainteresiran félénk pemalu óframfærinn timido おどおどした 겁이 많은, 내성적인 drovus bikls pemalu timide forskremt, grå og kjedelig nieśmiały desinteressante timid; neinteresant робкий; тихий nesmelý; nudný plah, nezanimiv neprivlačan musaktig ขี้อาย çekingen 膽小的 тихий, боязкий بزدل nhút nhát, rụt rè, lén lút 胆小的

n mousehole

a hole made or used by mice. muishol حُفْرَة الفِئْران миша дупка myší díra musehul das Mauseloch ποντικοφωλιά ratonera hiireauk سوراخ موش hiirenkolo trou de souris חוֹר עַכבָּרִים चूहे की बिल mišja rupa egérlyuk lubang tikus músarhola tana di topo ねずみの穴 쥐구멍 pelių urvelis peļu ala lubang tikus muizehol musehull mysia dziura toca gaură de şoarece мышиная норка myšia diera mišja luknja mišja rupa råtthål รูหนู fare deliği 鼠洞 мишача нора چوہے کا بل hang chuột 鼠洞

n mousetrap

a mechanical trap for a mouse. muisvalletjie مَصْيَدَة الفِئْران капан за мишки past na myši musefælde die Mausefalle ποντικοπαγίδα ratonera hiirelõks تله موش hiirenloukku souricière מַלכּוֹדֶת עַכבָּרִים चुहियादानी, चूहेदानी mišolovka egérfogó perangkap tikus músagildra trappola per topi ねずみ取り 쥐덫 pelėkautai peļu slazds perangkap tikus muizeval musefelle pułapka na myszy ratoeira cursă de şoareci мышеловка pasca na myši mišnica mišolovka råttfälla กับดักหนู fare kapanı 捕鼠器 мишоловка چوہے دان bẫy chuột 捕鼠器

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mouse → فأر myš mus Maus ποντίκι ratón hiiri souris miš topo ハツカネズミ 생쥐 muis mus mysz rato мышь mus หนู fare chuột 老鼠