mouse
Definition
- n. any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
- n. person who is quiet or timid
- n. 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
- v. manipulate the mouse of a computer
Word forms
- Plural
- mice
- Present participle
- mousing
- Past tense
- moused
- Third person singular
- mouses
- Past participle
- moused
Example sentences
n.
I saw a small mouse running across the kitchen floor.
vi.
The cat likes to mouse around the house for any hidden creatures.
vt.
He tried to mouse his way into the conversation without being noticed.
n.
I need to buy a new mouse for my computer because the old one is broken.