mouse
noun /maʊs/
/maʊs/
Idioms - (plural micea 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./maɪs//maɪs/)
- a house mouse
- The stores were overrun with rats and mice.
- She crept upstairs, quiet as a mouse.
- (figurative) He was a weak little mouse of a man.
Extra Examplessee also dormouse, field mouseTopics Animalsa1- A mouse has gnawed its way through the telephone wire.
- The mouse genome is a great resource for medical research.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deer
- field
- house
- …
- chase
- catch
- kill
- …
- squeak
- run
- scurry
- …
- droppings
- hole
- trap
- …
- as quiet as a mouse
- (plural mice or mouses)(computing) a small device that is moved by hand across a surface to control the movement of the cursor on a computer screen
- Use the mouse to drag the icon to a new position.
- I prefer a wireless mouse.
- The keyboard and mouse are wireless devices.
- Click the left mouse button twice to highlight the program.
- With simple mouse clicks, the viewer can navigate the room.
Extra ExamplesTopics Computersa1- Move the cursor around the screen with the mouse.
- Some of these mouse click short cuts are worth learning.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- optical
- wireless
- click
- double-click
- use
- …
- button
- click
- cursor
- …
- with the mouse
Word OriginOld English mūs, (plural) mȳs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch muis and German Maus, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin and Greek mus.
Idioms
play (a game of) cat and mouse with somebody | play a cat-and-mouse game with somebody
- to play a cruel game with somebody in your power by changing your behaviour very often, so that they become nervous and do not know what to expect
- He thought the police were playing some elaborate game of cat and mouse and waiting to trap him.
- Young car thieves enjoy playing cat and mouse with the police.
when the cat’s away, the mice will play
- (saying) people enjoy themselves more and behave with greater freedom when the person in charge of them is not there