mouse M₃O₁U₁S₁E₁

Noun 4 meanings

1. Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.

   “Near-synonyms: murine, murid, vole (all parasynonymous with this broad sense)”

2. An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.

   “My mouse needs new batteries.”

3. A facial hematoma or black eye.

4. A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.

Verb 4 meanings

1. To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).

2. To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.

3. To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.

   “Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack.”

4. To navigate by means of a computer mouse.

Similar and opposite words

• BECAUSE₁₁
• HOUSE₈
• CAUSE₇
• ABUSE₇
• EXCUSE₁₅
• REFUSE₉
• WAREHOUSE₁₅
• PAUSE₇
• CLAUSE₈
• SPOUSE₈
• APPLAUSE₁₂
• GREENHOUSE₁₄

• HOUSE₈
• MOOSE₇
• MORSE₇
• ROUSE₅
• LOUSE₅
• DOUSE₆
• MEUSE₇
• YOUSE₈
• MOUSY₁₀
• SOUSE₅
• BOUSE₇
• TOUSE₅
• MOUST₇