[n. mous; v. mouz] 
noun, plural mice [mahys] , verb, moused, mous⋅ing.| 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. |
| 7. | to hunt out, as a cat hunts out mice. |
| 8. | Nautical. to secure with a mousing. |
| 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. |
| mice (mīs) n. Plural of mouse. |
| mouse (mous) n. pl. mice (mīs)
[Middle English mous, from Old English mūs; see mūs- in Indo-European roots.] |
A common device that allows the user to reposition an arrow on their computer screen in order to activate desired applications. The term mouse comes from the appearance of the device, with the cord to the main computer being seen as a tail of sorts.
Note: The user usually sends signals to the computer when the user depresses or “clicks” a switch. A number of slang terms, such as “click on X” or “click and drag” have arisen from the appearance of symbols on a screen when a mouse is used.
MICE
Multimedia Integrated Conferencing for European Researchers
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see best-laid plans of mice and men; when the cat's away, mice will play. Also see under mouse.