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- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- mouse over
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
maUs
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| inflections: |
mice |
| definition 1: |
any of numerous small rodents or marsupials that usu. have long, furless tails, small round ears, and pointed faces.
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| definition 2: |
a timid, shy person.
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| definition 3: |
(informal) a swelling in the area of the eye, caused by a blow; black eye.
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in computer operation, a small hand-held device that can be moved on wheels or ball bearings on a surface to move the cursor on a screen, or that can be moved along the lines of a drawing to reproduce the drawing on a screen.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
maUz
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| inflections: |
mouses, mousing, moused |
| definition: |
to stalk and catch mice, or to hunt about as if for mice.
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| phrase: |
mouse over |
| derivation: |
mouselike (adj.) |
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