mouse
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1.0
- noun
- /maʊs/
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ratón
- They've come to visit the mice for Halloween.
- little mouse
- baby mouse
- house mouse
And if we're right, those mice should get old and they do.
- And if we're right, those mice should get old and they do.
- People are growing like ears on mice, human ears on mice.
- We went from worms, yeast to mice to monkeys.
- Mice are multiple Mouse plural of mouse is mice.
- Yo, we used to feed little baby fucking mice to Keith's lizard.
- Yeah, they eat mice and and they puke it up.
- Just like the normal cha fed mice, they're much healthier.
- Statistics can't trust mice experiments cause mice are not men.
- That means you could slice the brain of a mouse with one knife.
- Some scientists wanted to put deer mice sperm trains to the test.
- While the cat's away, the mice do like to have lots of fun.
- This is how we go from mouse to mice, goose to geese.
- And that's both in mouse mice and, and in our studies.
- They had mice in the club and they had mice and clap.
Examples
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The children were excited to see a mouse run across the garden.
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There are mice in the house.
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I mean, there is a mouse hole right there.
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There's a mouse in my ear!
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Picnic is a story about a family of mice who drive to the forest for a picnic.
Academic text (2011) -
In the Bronx we had mice.
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It's not much of what you're used to, but the water's hot and the mice are friendly.
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Birds can't tell up from down, but mice adjust quite well.
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Rey's favorite character is Babymouse, a high-spirited female mouse with an oversized imagination.
Academic text (2013) -
I found a little mouse hiding under the kitchen sink.
Synonyms
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2.1
A small wild mouse that lives in fields or meadows
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2.0
A small brownish-grey animal with a pointed nose and long tail that lives in houses near people
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7.2
A small brown mouse from North America with a white belly and long tail
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4.5
A small furry animal with a long tail that lives in woods
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4.4
A small mouse that lives in fields and climbs tall grasses
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9.4
A large dark mouse that lives in woods and swamps in the southeastern United States
A small brown-grey mouse that lives near people and is used in labs
A small brown mouse from North America that often lives in woods and fields
A small mouse that lives in fields, woods, or gardens and is active at night
A small gray mouse in North and Central America that lives in grain fields and tall grass
A small North American forest mouse with white feet and belly
A small reddish-brown mouse from Europe and Asia that lives in cornfields
A very small mouse with dark grey-brown fur that lives in Texas and Mexico
A very small mouse often used as a cute name in stories
A small mouse in central United States grasslands that carries food in cheek pouches
A small rodent active at night that lives in burrows and carries seeds in cheek pouches
A small pale yellow mouse with soft fur that lives in dry parts of the southwestern United States and Mexico
A small pale yellow mouse with very soft fur that lives in deserts
A large mouse with stiff hair that lives in short grass prairies in the United States
A small mouse from western North America that hunts insects and scorpions and makes loud howls
A small mouse with long back legs that hops far and lives in woods
A small animal like a mouse with a bushy tail that lives in trees and is active at night
Idioms
Compounds
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1.6
An action of pressing and releasing a mouse button once to choose or open something
- Baby Talk
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5.0
A children's game where players hold hands in a circle and try to catch someone inside
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2.0
A small brownish-grey animal with a pointed nose and long tail that lives in houses near people
- US
1
9.4
A large dark mouse that lives in woods and swamps in the southeastern United States
- Specialized
1
7.2
A small brown mouse from North America with a white belly and long tail
- Specialized
1
7.2
A small hairless mouse with a weak immune system used in medical research
A small plant with white flowers that grows year after year in cold Arctic and mountain areas
A small gray mouse in North and Central America that lives in grain fields and tall grass
A small plant with white flowers and hairy leaves that grows in Arctic and mountain areas
A small brown mouse that is active at night and lives in woods and gardens in Europe
- Australian
A small animal like a mouse that glides between trees using skin between its legs
- Australian
A small Australian mammal with a pouch that looks like a mouse and eats insects
A small rodent from Mexico with fur lined cheek pouches for carrying food
- Offensive
A nickname for a law that extends copyright to help large media companies like Disney
- Specialized
A very small animal with hooves like a tiny deer that lives in Asian and African forests
- Specialized
A small plant with tiny white flowers that scientists often use in plant research
- Specialized
A small surgical tool that has tiny teeth at the tips and holds delicate body tissue
A small mouse from western North America that hunts insects and scorpions and makes loud howls
- UK
A small animal like a mouse with a bushy tail that lives in trees and is active at night
- Specialized
A small mouse with stiff fur and cheek pouches that lives in dry grasslands
A small animal like a mouse with a red back that lives in mountains of Europe, Asia, and North America
A small wireless tool shaped like a pen that moves the computer pointer for drawing and precise work
- US
A small mouse-like animal that lives underground and eats plant roots in the eastern United States
A small mouse in central United States grasslands that carries food in cheek pouches
- US
A small rodent active at night that lives in burrows and carries seeds in cheek pouches
- Australian
A small animal like a mouse that carries its young in a pouch and eats insects
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Etymology
Mouse is an old name for the small rodent and the same word appears in many languages, and you can see it in familiar words like mousetrap and mousehole. That's why mouse still means the little, quiet animal we know today.