1 a small animal that is covered in fur and has a long thin tail. Mice live in fields, in people's houses or where food is stored:
a field mouse * a house mouse * The stores were overrun with rats and mice. * She crept upstairs, quiet as a mouse. * He was a weak little mouse of a man.
seealsoDORMOUSE
2 (plural also mouses) (computing) a small device that is moved by hand across a surface to control the movement of the CURSOR on a computer screen:
Click the left mouse button twice to highlight the program. * Use the mouse to drag the icon to a new position.
IDIOMS see CAT
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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