What is the meaning of mouse?

noun

  • Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails.
  • A swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye.
  • Person who is quiet or timid.
  • A hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad.
    • usage: "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball"

verb

  • To go stealthily or furtively.
    • usage: ".. Stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
  • Manipulate the mouse of a computer. .
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