mouse
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1. any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails (noun.animal)
| hyponym | : | house mouse, mus musculus, |
| definition | : | brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | harvest mouse, micromyx minutus, |
| definition | : | small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | field mouse, fieldmouse, |
| definition | : | any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | nude mouse, |
| definition | : | a mouse with a genetic defect that prevents them from growing hair and also prevents them from immunologically rejecting human cells and tissues; widely used in preclinical trials (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | wood mouse, |
| definition | : | any of various New World woodland mice (noun.animal) |
2. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | electronic device, |
| definition | : | a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | mouse button, |
| definition | : | a push button on the mouse (noun.artifact) |
3. person who is quiet or timid (noun.person)
4. a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye (noun.state)
5. manipulate the mouse of a computer (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | manipulate, |
| definition | : | hold something in one's hands and move it (verb.contact) |
6. to go stealthily or furtively (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | walk, |
| definition | : | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps (verb.motion) |
7. any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails (noun.animal)
8. 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 (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | mouse, |
| definition | : | manipulate the mouse of a computer (verb.contact) |
9. person who is quiet or timid (noun.person)
10. manipulate the mouse of a computer (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | computer mouse, mouse, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
11. to go stealthily or furtively (verb.motion)
| also | : | slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away, |
| definition | : | leave furtively and stealthily (verb.motion) |
12. any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails (noun.animal)
13. 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 (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | mouse, |
| definition | : | manipulate the mouse of a computer (verb.contact) |
14. person who is quiet or timid (noun.person)
15. manipulate the mouse of a computer (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | computer mouse, mouse, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
16. to go stealthily or furtively (verb.motion)
| also | : | slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away, |
| definition | : | leave furtively and stealthily (verb.motion) |
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