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mouse Definition

mouse (mo̵us; for v., also mo̵uz)

noun pl. mice

  1. any of a large number of small, widespread rodents belonging to various families and having small ears and a long, thin tail, esp., a species (Mus musculus) that commonly infests buildings
    1. Rare a girl or young woman: a term of endearment
    2. a timid or spiritless person
  3. Slang a dark, swollen bruise under the eye; black eye
  4. ☆

    Etymology: < the shape, motions required for use, and trailing tail-like cord of the earliest devices

    Comput. a small, hand-held device that is moved about on a flat surface in front of a video screen in such a way as to move or position the cursor or part of the display

Etymology: ME mous < OE mus, akin to Ger maus < IE *mūs, a mouse > Gr mys, L mus, mouse & musculus, muscle

intransitive verb moused, mous′·ing

  1. to hunt for or catch mice
  2. to seek about or search for something busily and stealthily

transitive verb

  1. to hunt for
  2. Obsolete to tear or rend as a cat does a mouse

mouse Synonyms

mouse

n.

rodent, vermin, rat. see also animal 2, pest 1.

Types of mice include: white-footed, meadow, field, house, deer, wood, pygmy, harvest, pocket, kangaroo, jumping;

mouse Telecom Definition

A palm-sized computer navigation device that enables a user to move it about on a flat surface in order to move a cursor on the monitor.The user can position the cursor over an area of text or a navigation button and click on objects through the use of one or more control buttons on the mouse in order select items or invoke commands.

mouse Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • drag: Drag the mouse toward the top or bottom to rise or sink, drag toward the left or right to turn.
  • hover: Hover the mouse over the icon to see the name of the item.
  • clon: Cloned Mice - Is the sky now the limit for cloning?
  • infect: To test this, Dr. Dus Santos team infected the mice with the FMD virus.

Adjective modifier

  • transgenic: A recent development is the introduction of transgenic mice into the bioassay.
  • ps/2: How do I configure my system so that I can use my PS/2 mouse and keyboard with KDE?
  • mutant: So far all our mutant mice displayed very subtle differences from wild type animals and did not require any special treatments for adverse effects.
  • cordless: USB mice Cordless mouse: These are not physically connected to the computer.
  • optical: Optical Mouse: An optical mouse operates without a track ball.
  • ergonomic: Furthermore, because you no longer need to grip the mouse, an ergonomic mouse may no longer even be necessary.

Modifies a noun

  • pointer: Place the mouse pointer over an area of the bar not occupied by buttons or fields.
  • button: Press the left mouse button near the object to be moved.
  • cursor: Positioning the mouse cursor over a button reveals its action.
  • mat: A special thank you to all the people who made a donation for mouse mats & T-shirts.
  • embryo: The rats will be humanely killed to supply serum, which is essential for the in vitro culture of mouse embryo tissues.
  • click: A right mouse button click will delete the vertices in reverse order.

Noun used with modifier

  • knockout: Knockout mice of PAK5 show no apparent phenotype potentially due to functional redundancy with other PAKs.
  • mickey: This gets rid of the rather mickey mouse questions of which set of ' outcomes ' should be Associate.
  • harvest: Tennis balls to be recycled as homes for harvest mice.
  • usb: USB mice Cordless mouse: These are not physically connected to the computer.