mouse
1 of 2noun
ˈmau̇s 
plural mice ˈmīs
1
: any of numerous small rodents (as of the genus Mus) with pointed snout, rather small ears, elongated body, and slender tail
2
plural also mouses : a small mobile manual device that controls movement of the cursor and selection of functions on a computer display
3
: a timid person
4
: a dark-colored swelling caused by a blow
specifically : black eye
mouse
2 of 2verb
ˈmau̇z
moused; mousing
intransitive verb
1
: to hunt for mice
2
: to search or move stealthily or slowly
transitive verb
1
: to search for carefully —usually used with out
2
obsolete
a
: bite, gnaw
b
: to toy with roughly
Phrases
mouse over computing
: to use a mouse to position a cursor over (a specific location or element on a computer screen) without clicking the mouse's button
Rich media is pretty much anything that moves when you interact with it. It can be a Flash animation, or a streaming video clip, or an image rotator that changes when you mouse over it.
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Synonyms
Verb
- lurk
- mooch
- pussyfoot
- shirk
- skulk
- slide
- slink
- slip
- snake
- sneak
- steal
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Example Sentences
Noun The house was infested with mice and rats. He moved the mouse to click on the icon. Verb a cat mousing along in the shadows of the garden
Recent Examples on the Web Amelia Tait, refinery29.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Wienand uses these data to figure out how the mouse’s gait changes as its ALS progresses. Liz Tormes, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022 Disney reported better than expected earnings this week, proving the mouse continues to have pricing power. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 That would’ve been around these parts back when the wild mouse was out there. Staff Reports, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 The right mouse can prevent muscle strain and wrist problems, so check out the picks in our Best Keyboards and Best Gaming Mouse guides. Medea Giordano, Wired, 5 Aug. 2022 Fulham and Bournemouth, like Watford and Norwich and West Brom before them, are trapped in the same no man’s land as Mitrovic, caught between the mouse’s head and the lion’s tail. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 The Baby Driver star, 49, grabbed an action shot with the mouse himself over Fourth of July weekend. Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2022 And how dare an American politician visit the mouse. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 July 2022 Mark Knapp, PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2022 Volume and mute are easy to access without having to mouse over to your video application. Zane Pickett, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The viewer can mouse over each element and read a brief description, and then perhaps click a link to access more details. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 At the end of a long day of video calls and Slack messages, workers unable or unwilling to meet up at the bar can mouse over to another tab for some virtual socialization on apps such as Discord and Clubhouse. Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021 Zoom in on the map to find individual restaurants and mouse over locations to access the latest state inspection reports. Orlando Sentinel Staff, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Mar. 2021 In what will be the office of incoming press secretary Jen Psaki, a computer keyboard and mouse on her desk were encased in plastic. The Associated Press, NOLA.com, 20 Jan. 2021 Nonadjustable armrest height and width means this chair won't support keyboard and mouse hands properly for many, if not most, people. Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 1 Dec. 2020 To figure out how cells do this, researchers tested two known for going the distance—a soil-dwelling amoeba (Dictyostelium discoideum) and mouse pancreatic cancer cells. Lucy Hicks, Science | AAAS, 27 Aug. 2020 See More
Noun
Cristie is far from the only person to bring the mouse into their house. Amelia Tait, refinery29.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Wienand uses these data to figure out how the mouse’s gait changes as its ALS progresses. Liz Tormes, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022 Disney reported better than expected earnings this week, proving the mouse continues to have pricing power. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 That would’ve been around these parts back when the wild mouse was out there. Staff Reports, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 The right mouse can prevent muscle strain and wrist problems, so check out the picks in our Best Keyboards and Best Gaming Mouse guides. Medea Giordano, Wired, 5 Aug. 2022 Fulham and Bournemouth, like Watford and Norwich and West Brom before them, are trapped in the same no man’s land as Mitrovic, caught between the mouse’s head and the lion’s tail. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 The Baby Driver star, 49, grabbed an action shot with the mouse himself over Fourth of July weekend. Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2022 And how dare an American politician visit the mouse. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 July 2022 Verb
So users can mouse across devices and drag and drop files between them. Mark Knapp, PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2022 Volume and mute are easy to access without having to mouse over to your video application. Zane Pickett, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The viewer can mouse over each element and read a brief description, and then perhaps click a link to access more details. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 At the end of a long day of video calls and Slack messages, workers unable or unwilling to meet up at the bar can mouse over to another tab for some virtual socialization on apps such as Discord and Clubhouse. Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021 Zoom in on the map to find individual restaurants and mouse over locations to access the latest state inspection reports. Orlando Sentinel Staff, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Mar. 2021 In what will be the office of incoming press secretary Jen Psaki, a computer keyboard and mouse on her desk were encased in plastic. The Associated Press, NOLA.com, 20 Jan. 2021 Nonadjustable armrest height and width means this chair won't support keyboard and mouse hands properly for many, if not most, people. Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 1 Dec. 2020 To figure out how cells do this, researchers tested two known for going the distance—a soil-dwelling amoeba (Dictyostelium discoideum) and mouse pancreatic cancer cells. Lucy Hicks, Science | AAAS, 27 Aug. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English mūs; akin to Old High German mūs mouse, Latin mus, Greek mys mouse, muscle
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Phrases Containing mouse
Kids Definition
mouse
noun
ˈmau̇s
plural mice
ˈmīs
1
: a very small furry gnawing animal that is a rodent with a pointed snout and long slender tail
2
: a person without spirit or courage
3
plural also mouses : a small movable device that is connected to a computer and used to move the cursor and select functions on the screen
Medical Definition
mouse
noun
ˈmau̇s
plural mice ˈmīs
1
: any of numerous small rodents with pointed snout, rather small ears, elongated body, and slender hairless or sparsely haired tail, including all the smaller members of the genus Mus (as the medically significant house mouse, M. musculus) and many members of other rodent genera and families having little more in common than their relatively small size
2
: a dark-colored swelling caused by a blow
specifically : black eye
mousing
verb
as in sneaking
to move about in a sly or secret manner a cat mousing along in the shadows of the garden Synonyms & Similar Words
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