mouse

mouse

a small rodent; a computer device

Not to be confused with:

mousse – a dessert made with whipped cream; a gel or foam used to keep the hair in place

moose – a large mammal of the deer family; a member of a fraternal association

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mouse

 (mous)

n. pl. mice (mīs)

1.

a. Any of numerous small rodents of the families Muridae and Cricetidae, such as the house mouse, 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 (mous′ĭz) Computers A handheld, 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, mous) moused, mous·ing, mous·es

1. To hunt mice.

2. To search furtively for something; prowl.

Phrasal Verb:

mouse over

To hold a computer pointer over (a particular object or area of a screen) so as to cause a pop-up box to appear or other change to occur.

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

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mouse

n, pl mice (maɪs)

1. (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

2. (Animals) any of various related rodents, such as the jumping mouse

3. a quiet, timid, or cowardly person

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

5. (Pathology) slang a black eye

6. (Nautical Terms) nautical another word for mousing

vb

7. (Zoology) to stalk and catch (mice)

8. (intr) to go about stealthily

9. (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]

ˈmouseˌlike adj

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mouse

(n. maʊs; v. maʊz)

n., pl. mice (maɪs) for 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, mice or mous•es for 4, n.

1. 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. a quiet, timid person.

3. 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. Informal. a black eye.

5. Slang. a girl; woman.

v.i.

6. to hunt for or catch mice.

7. to prowl about, as if in search of something.

[before 900; Middle English mous, Old English mūs; c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German mūs, Latin mūs, Greek mŷs, Russian mysh', Skt mūṣ-]

mouse′like`, adj.

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mouse

(mous)

Plural mice (mīs)

1. Any of numerous small rodents usually having a pointed snout, rounded ears, and a long narrow tail. Some kinds live in or near human dwellings.

2. A movable hand-held device that is connected to a computer and is moved about on a flat surface to direct the cursor on a screen. A mouse also has buttons for activating computer functions.

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mouse

A moveable desktop device with a ball underneath which relays speed and direction, guiding a cursor across a screen.

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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

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mouse

noun

Informal. A bruise surrounding the eye:

black eye.

Slang: shiner.

verb

To move silently and furtively:

creep, glide, lurk, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal.

Slang: gumshoe.

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Translations

فَأرٌفأْرفَأْرَةفأرَة الكومبيوتر

мишка

myšmyška

mus

MausmausenMauszeiger

ποντίκιποντικόςποντικοκούραδο

muso

ratónmouse

hiir

hiirihiirulainenhiiviskellä

souris

miš

egér

tikus

mústölvumús

topomousesorciogrigio topoinsignificante

マウスハツカネズミ

마우스생쥐

mus

pelėpelėkautaipelių urvelispilkšvai rudas

peledatora pele

muiscomputermuis

musdatamus

myszmyszkamyszka komputerowa

ratocamundongomouse

mausşoarece

мышькомпьютерная мышь

myš

mišmiška

musdatormus

kipanya

เมาส์หนู

fare

chuộtchuột vi tính

鼠标老鼠鼠

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 fmouse mat n → tapis m de sourismouse 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

(maus) – plural mice (mais) – noun

1. any of several types of small furry gnawing animal with a long tail, found in houses and in fields. muis فأْر мишка rato myš die Maus mus ποντίκιratón hiir موش hiiri sourisעכבר चुहिया, चूहा miš egér tikus mús topo ねずみ 쥐, 생쥐 pelė pele tikus muismusmysz موږک rato şoarece мышь myš miš miš mus หนู fare 老鼠 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 mouse myš die Mauszeiger mus ποντίκι Η/Υ ratón hiir ماوس hiiri sourisעכבר miš egér mouse mouse コンピューターのマウス (컴퓨터) 마우스 pelė datora pele tetikus muismusmyszka ماوس mouse мышка myš miška miš mus เมาส์ (อุปกรณ์เคลื่อนตำแหน่ง) (ทางคอมพิวเตอร์) fare 滑鼠 комп'ютерна мишка کمپیوٹر کا پرزہ جس کی مدد سے کمپیٹر چلاتے ہیں chuột máy tính 鼠标

ˈmousy adjective

1. (of hair) dull brown in colour. muisbruin بِلَوْن الفَأْر миши castanho mdle hnědý mausgrau kommunefarvet γκρίζος 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 muisgrijskommunefarget mysi قهوه یی 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 desinteressante nesmělý, nudný farblos forskræmt; kedelig δειλόςtímido hiirvaikne موش صفت hiirimäinen effacéשקט अरूचिकर महिला plah, nezainteresiran félénk pemalu óframfærinn timido おどおどした 겁이 많은, 내성적인 drovus bikls pemalu timideforskremt, grå og kjedelignieśmiały عاجر desinteressante timid; neinteresant робкий; тихий nesmelý; nudný plah, nezanimiv neprivlačan musaktig ขี้อาย çekingen 羞怯的，不起眼的 тихий, боязкий بزدل nhút nhát, rụt rè, lén lút 胆小的

ˈmousehole noun

a hole made or used by mice. muishol حُفْرَة الفِئْران миша дупка toca myší díra das Mauseloch musehul 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 muizenholmusehull mysia dziura د موږک غار 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

ˈmousetrap noun

a mechanical trap for a mouse. muisvalletjie مَصْيَدَة الفِئْران капан за мишки ratoeira past na myši die Mausefalle musefælde ποντικοπαγίδαratonera 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 muizenvalmusefelle pułapka na myszy د کوږک تلکه 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

→ فَأرٌ, فَأْرَة myš mus Maus ποντίκι mouse, ratón hiiri souris miš mouse, topo ハツカネズミ, マウス 마우스, 생쥐 muis datamus, mus mysz, myszka komputerowa mouse, rato компьютерная мышь, мышь mus เมาส์, หนู fare chuột, chuột vi tính 老鼠, 鼠标

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mouse

n. ratón, [small] ratoncito.

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mouse

n (pl mice) ratón m

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