mouse

/maus - mauz/
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mouse

A student moves the mouse to click on an icon.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A small rodent: Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats, having pointed snouts, small ears, and slender, usually hairless tails.
    • A quiet or timid person: A person who is characteristically quiet, shy, or timid.
    • A hand-operated computer device: A hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on a computer screen as it is moved on a flat surface.
    • A swollen bruise: A swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye.

  2. Verb:

    • To hunt for mice: To search for or catch mice.
    • To move stealthily: To go about stealthily or furtively; to sneak.
    • To manipulate a computer mouse: To use a computer mouse to control a cursor or interact with a graphical user interface.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • The cat chased a small mouse into the hole.
    • Don't be such a mouse; speak up for yourself!
    • Please move the mouse to click the icon.
    • He got a black eye, a real mouse, after the accident.

  • Verb:

    • The cat likes to mouse in the barn at night.
    • She moused through the dark hallway, trying not to wake anyone.
    • To open the file, mouse over the folder and double-click.
Advanced Usage

  • "to mouse over": To move a computer cursor over an area on the screen, often to trigger a pop-up or reveal more information.

    • Mouse over the link to see a preview of the website.

  • "to play cat and mouse": To engage in a constant cycle of pursuit, evasion, and deception. (This idiom uses the noun forms of "cat" and "mouse").

    • The detective played a game of cat and mouse with the suspect.
Variants and Related Words
  • Mice (n): The standard plural form of the noun "mouse" for rodents, timid people, or bruises.
    • There are mice in the attic.
  • Mouses (n): An accepted, though less common, plural form for the computer device.
    • The IT department ordered new optical mouses for the office.
  • Mousy/Mousey (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a mouse, especially in being quiet, timid, or having a dull greyish-brown color.
    • She spoke in a mousy voice.
Synonyms
  • Noun (rodent): Rodent, vole.
  • Noun (person): Wallflower, introvert, shrinking violet.
  • Verb (move stealthily): Sneak, creep, slink, prowl.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Mouse around (v): To search or investigate something in a quiet, stealthy, or aimless manner.
    • He moused around the old desk, looking for the missing key.
Related Idioms
  • As quiet as a mouse: Extremely quiet or silent.
    • The children were as quiet as mice while hiding.
  • Poor as a church mouse: Extremely poor.
    • After losing his job, he was as poor as a church mouse.
mouse

A student moves the mouse to click on an icon.

Verb
  1. manipulate the mouse of a computer
  2. to go stealthily or furtively
    • ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house
Noun
  1. 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
  2. person who is quiet or timid
  3. a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
  4. any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

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