English dictionary
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English noun: mouse | |||
| 1. | mouse (animal) any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gnawer, rodent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | field mouse, fieldmouse, harvest mouse, house mouse, Micromyx minutus, Mus musculus, nude mouse, wood mouse | ||
| 2. | mouse (state) a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye | ||
| Synonyms | black eye, shiner | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bruise, contusion | ||
| 3. | mouse (person) person who is quiet or timid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 4. | mouse (artifact) 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 | ||
| Samples | A mouse takes much more room than a trackball. | ||
| Synonyms | computer mouse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electronic device | ||
| Part holonym | mouse button | ||
English verb: mouse | |||
| 1. | mouse (motion) to go stealthily or furtively | ||
| Samples | ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house. | ||
| Synonyms | creep, pussyfoot, sneak | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| 2. | mouse (contact) manipulate the mouse of a computer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | manipulate | ||
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