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How to pronounce mouse
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What does mouse mean?
nounAny mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
“Near-synonyms: murine, murid, vole (all parasynonymous with this broad sense)”
Such a rodent that is of the genus Mus.
“A person smeared with the excrement of a mouse was rendered impotent, according to Pliny the Elder.”
A quiet or shy person.
“She's probably hiding in her room, she always does when we have company. She's our little mouse.”
verbTo move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.
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.”
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