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mouse

[n. mous; v. mouz]

noun, plural mice [mahys]

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verb, moused, mous⋅ing.

–noun

1.	any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, esp. of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.

2.	any similar small animal of various rodent and marsupial families.

3.	a quiet, timid person.

4.	Computers. a palm-sized, button-operated device that can be slid on wheels or ball bearings over a desktop to move the cursor on a CRT to any position, or slid over a drawing in order to recreate the drawing on a CRT. Compare joystick (def. 2).

5.	Informal. a swelling under the eye, caused by a blow or blows; black eye.

6.	Slang. a girl or woman.

–verb (used with object)

7.	to hunt out, as a cat hunts out mice.

8.	Nautical. to secure with a mousing.

–verb (used without object)

9.	to hunt for or catch mice.

10.	to prowl about, as if in search of something: The burglar moused about for valuables.

11.	to seek or search stealthily or watchfully, as if for prey.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME mous (pl. mis), OE mūs (pl. mȳs); c. G Maus, ON mūs, L mūs, Gk mŷs

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mouse (mous) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. mice (mīs)

1. Any of numerous small rodents of the families Muridae and Cricetidae, such as the common house mouse (Mus musculus), characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail.
2. Any of various similar or related animals, such as the jumping mouse, the vole, or the jerboa.
A cowardly or timid person.
Informal A discolored swelling under the eye caused by a blow; a black eye.
pl. mice or mous·es (mous'ĭz) Computer Science A hand-held, 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.