| NOUN | animal | mouse | any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails |
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| state | mouse, shiner, black eye | a swollen bruise caused by a blow / blow to the eye | |
| person | mouse | person who is quiet or timid | |
| artifact | mouse, computer mouse | a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad | |
| VERB | motion | mouse, sneak, creep, pussyfoot | to go stealthily or furtively |
| contact | mouse | manipulate the mouse of a computer |
| Sounds | maw's | |
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| Rhymes | alehouse ... whorehouse: 54 rhymes with aws... | |
| Meaning | Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails. | |
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| Narrower | field mouse, fieldmouse | Any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens |
| harvest mouse, Micromyx minutus | small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields | |
| house mouse, Mus musculus | Brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide / worldwide | |
| nude mouse | A mouse with a genetic defect that prevents them from growing hair and also prevents them from immunologically rejecting human cells and tissues | |
| wood mouse | Any of various New World woodland mice | |
| Broader | rodent, gnawer | relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing |
| Spanish | ratón | |
| Catalan | ratolí | |
| Adjectives | mousy, mousey | infested with mice |
| Meaning | A swollen bruise caused by a blow / blow to the eye. | |
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| Synonyms | shiner, black eye | |
| Broader | bruise, contusion | An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration |
| Spanish | ojo morado | |
| Catalan | ull de vellut | |
| Meaning | person who is quiet or timid. | |
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| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | mouse, ratón | |
| Adjectives | mousy, mousey | quiet and timid and ineffectual |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Example | "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball" | |
| Synonym | computer mouse | |
| Parts | mouse button | A push button on the mouse |
| Broader | electronic device | A device that accomplishes its purpose electronically |
| Spanish | mouse, ratón | |
| Catalan | ratolí | |
| Verbs | mouse | manipulate the mouse of a computer |
| Meaning | To go stealthily or furtively. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | sneak, creep, pussyfoot | |
| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | caminar de puntillas, escabullirse | |
| Catalan | anar de puntetes, escapolir-se, esquitllar-se | |
| Meaning | manipulate the mouse of a computer. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it |
| Nouns | mouse | a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad |
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