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mouse

  • noun
  • mous

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

Other meanings

  1. Such a rodent that is of the genus Mus.

  2. A quiet or shy person.

A kind of

  • rodent

Kinds of mouse

  • harvest mouse
  • field mouse
  • wood mouse

Related words

  • quiet as a mouse

Example sentences

  • “The mouse dreams of catching the cat.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “I know a mouse.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “mouse” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.