mouse

noun

Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.
A quiet or shy person.
(plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
Hematoma.
A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
A familiar term of endearment.
A match used in firing guns or blasting.
A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
A small cushion for a woman's hair.

verb

To 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.
To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

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