mouse

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 3 Verb 3.1 Related words

[change] Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • IPA: /maʊs/
  • SAMPA: /maUs/
• (US)
  • enPR: mous
  • IPA: /maʊs/
  • SAMPA: /maUs/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[change] Noun

Singular mouse

Plural mice

1. (countable) A mouse is a very small animal that is similar to a small rat.
2. (countable) A mouse is a device used to control a computer.

A mouse

A computer mouse

[change] Verb

Plain form mouse

Third-person singular mouses

Past tense moused

Past participle moused

Present participle mousing

1. (intransitive) If you mouse, you move around with caution; you move like a mouse.
2. (intransitive) If you mouse, you hunt for mice; you try to catch mice.

[change] Related words

• mousy
• mousetrap
• mouse pad
• mouser