mouse

noun
[L1119]

Related

Derivations マウス

Derivations まうす

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : mouse
  • plural : mice
  • genitive case : mouse's
  • plural : mouses

Senses

  • any small rodent of the genus Mus

    • When the mouse laughs at the cat, there's a hole nearby.

  • input device

    • The mouse was just a tiny piece of a much larger project, aimed at augmenting human intellect.

Examples (not attached to a Sense)

    1823: Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house - Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse
    [A Visit from St. Nicholas]

    “The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”

mouse

verb
[L332274]

Forms

  • simple present : mouse
  • simple present, singular, third person : mouses
  • simple past : moused
  • present participle : mousing
  • past participle : moused

Senses