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mouse
noun
-
mouse
,
mice
a
small
rodent
with
a
pointed
nose
,
large
round
ears
,
and
a
long
thin
tail
•
A
tiny
mouse
darted
across
the
kitchen
floor
and
disappeared
behind
the
fridge
.
A
tiny
mouse
darted
across
the
kitchen
floor
and
disappeared
behind
the
fridge
.
•
The
cat
sat
patiently
,
waiting
for
the
mouse
to
come
out
of
its
hole
in
the
wall
.
The
cat
sat
patiently
,
waiting
for
the
mouse
to
come
out
of
its
hole
in
the
wall
.
Old
English
“
mūs
”,
from
Proto-Germanic
*mūs
;
related
to
Sanskrit
“
mūṣ
”
meaning
“
mouse
”
or
“
thief
”.
noun
-
mouse
,
mice
a
hand-held
device
used
to
move
the
pointer
and
select
items
on
a
computer
screen
•
She
clicked
the
left
button
on
the
mouse
to
open
the
file
.
She
clicked
the
left
button
on
the
mouse
to
open
the
file
.
•
The
wireless
mouse
stopped
working
when
its
battery
died
.
The
wireless
mouse
stopped
working
when
its
battery
died
.
Adopted
in
the
1960s
because
the
first
pointing
device
’
s
cord
resembled
a
tail
.
noun
-
mouse
,
mice
a
person
who
is
very
quiet
,
shy
,
and
does
not
attract
attention
•
Although
she
is
brilliant
,
Maria
is
a
mouse
in
meetings
and
rarely
speaks
up
.
Although
she
is
brilliant
,
Maria
is
a
mouse
in
meetings
and
rarely
speaks
up
.
•
Don
’
t
be
a
mouse
—
tell
the
class
about
your
idea
!
Don
’
t
be
a
mouse
—
tell
the
class
about
your
idea
!
Figurative
use
comparing
a
timid
person
to
the
small
,
easily
frightened
animal
.
noun
-
mouse
,
mice
(
informal
)
a
dark
swelling
or
bruise
around
the
eye
caused
by
a
blow
•
After
slipping
on
the
ice
,
he
turned
up
at
school
with
a
nasty
mouse
under
his
left
eye
.
After
slipping
on
the
ice
,
he
turned
up
at
school
with
a
nasty
mouse
under
his
left
eye
.
•
She
covered
the
mouse
with
concealer
before
the
family
photo
.
She
covered
the
mouse
with
concealer
before
the
family
photo
.
19th-century
British
slang
,
probably
likening
the
dark
puffiness
to
the
color
and
rounded
shape
of
a
mouse
.
verb
-
mouse
,
mousing
,
mouses
,
moused
(
computing
)
to
move
a
cursor
or
select
items
on
a
computer
screen
using
a
mouse
device
•
If
you
mouse
to
the
corner
of
the
screen
,
a
menu
will
appear
.
If
you
mouse
to
the
corner
of
the
screen
,
a
menu
will
appear
.
•
She
moused
over
the
image
to
reveal
the
caption
.
She
moused
over
the
image
to
reveal
the
caption
.
Derived
from
the
noun
sense
of
the
pointing
device
,
first
used
as
a
verb
in
the
1980s
.
