MOUSE

Mouse

In computing, a mouse is a pointing device that functions by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface. Physically, a mouse consists of an object held under one of the user's hands, with one or more buttons.

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mouse

Noun

  1. Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
  2. A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.
  3. A quiet or shy person.
  4. (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) 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.
  5. Hematoma.
  6. 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 straighening out.
  7. A match used in firing guns or blasting.

Verb

  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.
  5. To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.


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