mouse

Noun
  1. Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails (synset 102332897)
    is a type of: gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
    subtypes:
    • house mouse, mus musculus - brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
    • harvest mouse, micromyx minutus - small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields
    • field mouse, fieldmouse - any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
    • nude mouse - 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
    • wood mouse - any of various New World woodland mice
  2. A swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye (synset 114312889)
    is a type of: bruise, contusion - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
    same as: black eye, shiner
  3. Person who is quiet or timid (synset 110355276)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
  4. 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 (synset 103799022)
    "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball"
    is a type of: electronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
    has: mouse button - a push button on the mouse
    same as: computer mouse
Verb
  1. To go stealthily or furtively (synset 201915881)
    "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
    is a type of: walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
    same as: creep, pussyfoot, sneak
  2. Manipulate the mouse of a computer (synset 201214679)
    is a type of: manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it

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