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Mouse

noun/mˈaʊs/
Definition
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈaʊs/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈaʊs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈaʊs/
1 syllable Say it as /mˈaʊs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounany of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
nouna swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
nounperson who is quiet or timid
nouna 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
“a mouse takes much more room than a trackball”
verbto go stealthily or furtively
“..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house”
verbmanipulate the mouse of a computer
Word Forms
mousyadjectiveinfested with mice
mouseyadjectiveinfested with mice
mouseverbmanipulate the mouse of a computer
sneaknounsomeone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
creepnounsomeone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
creepernouna person who crawls or creeps along the ground
mousenouna 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
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Maus
eines der zahlreichen kleinen Nagetiere, die typischerweise winzigen Ratten ähneln, mit spitzen Schnauzen und kleinen Ohren an länglichen Körpern und schlanken, meist haarlosen Schwänzen
🇫🇷French
souris
l'un des nombreux petits rongeurs ressemblant généralement à de petits rats ayant un museau pointu et de petites oreilles sur un corps allongé avec une queue mince, généralement glabre
🇪🇸Spanish
ratón
cualquiera de los numerosos roedores pequeños que normalmente se asemejan a ratas diminutas con hocicos puntiagudos y orejas pequeñas en cuerpos alargados con colas delgadas y generalmente sin pelo.
🇮🇹Italian
topo
uno qualsiasi dei numerosi piccoli roditori che tipicamente somigliano a minuscoli ratti con musi appuntiti e orecchie piccole su corpi allungati con code sottili solitamente glabre
🇳🇱Dutch
muis
een van de vele kleine knaagdieren die typisch lijken op kleine ratten met puntige snuiten en kleine oren op langwerpige lichamen met slanke, meestal haarloze staarten
🇵🇹Portuguese
rato
qualquer um dos numerosos pequenos roedores tipicamente semelhantes a ratos diminutos, com focinhos pontudos e orelhas pequenas em corpos alongados com caudas delgadas, geralmente sem pêlos
🇷🇺Russian
мышь
любой из многочисленных мелких грызунов, обычно напоминающих миниатюрных крыс, с заостренными мордами и маленькими ушами на удлиненном теле и тонкими, обычно безволосыми хвостами.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चूहा
कई छोटे कृंतकों में से कोई भी जो आमतौर पर छोटे चूहों जैसा दिखता है, जिसके नुकीले थूथन और लंबे शरीर पर छोटे कान होते हैं और आमतौर पर पतली बाल रहित पूंछ होती है।
🇧🇩Bengali
মাউস
অসংখ্য ছোট ইঁদুরের যেকোনও সাধারণত ছোট ইঁদুরের মতো হয় যাদের লম্বাটে থুতু এবং ছোট কান থাকে সরু সাধারণত লোমহীন লেজের সাথে
🇮🇳Tamil
சுட்டி
ஏராளமான சிறிய கொறித்துண்ணிகள் பொதுவாக சிறிய எலிகளை ஒத்திருக்கும், அவை மெல்லிய பொதுவாக முடி இல்லாத வால்களுடன் நீளமான உடல்களில் கூர்மையான மூக்கு மற்றும் சிறிய காதுகளைக் கொண்டிருக்கும்
🇮🇳Telugu
మౌస్
అనేక చిన్న ఎలుకలు సాధారణంగా చిన్న ఎలుకలను పోలి ఉంటాయి, ఇవి సన్నగా సాధారణంగా వెంట్రుకలు లేని తోకలతో పొడుగుచేసిన శరీరాలపై కోణాల ముక్కులు మరియు చిన్న చెవులను కలిగి ఉంటాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
उंदीर
असंख्य लहान उंदीरांपैकी कोणतेही लहान उंदीर सामान्यत: बारीक केस नसलेल्या शेपटी असलेल्या लांबलचक शरीरावर टोकदार स्नाउट्स आणि लहान कान असलेले लहान उंदरांसारखे दिसतात
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉંદર
અસંખ્ય નાના ઉંદરોમાંથી કોઈપણ સામાન્ય રીતે પાતળી સામાન્ય રીતે વાળ વગરની પૂંછડીઓ સાથે વિસ્તૃત શરીર પર પોઇન્ટેડ સ્નાઉટ્સ અને નાના કાન ધરાવતા નાના ઉંદરો જેવા દેખાય છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೌಸ್
ಅಸಂಖ್ಯಾತ ಸಣ್ಣ ದಂಶಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಸಣ್ಣ ಇಲಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಮೊನಚಾದ ಮೂತಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ತೆಳ್ಳಗಿನ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕೂದಲುರಹಿತ ಬಾಲಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಉದ್ದನೆಯ ದೇಹದ ಮೇಲೆ ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿವಿಗಳು
🇮🇳Malayalam
മൗസ്
നേർത്ത സാധാരണയായി രോമമില്ലാത്ത വാലുകളുള്ള നീളമേറിയ ശരീരത്തിൽ കൂർത്ത മൂക്കുകളും ചെറിയ ചെവികളുമുള്ള ചെറിയ എലികളോട് സാമ്യമുള്ള നിരവധി ചെറിയ എലികളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਾਊਸ
ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਛੋਟੇ ਚੂਹਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪਤਲੇ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਾਲ ਰਹਿਤ ਪੂਛਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੰਬੇ ਸਰੀਰ 'ਤੇ ਨੁਕੀਲੇ ਚੂਹਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਛੋਟੇ ਕੰਨਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਛੋਟੇ ਚੂਹਿਆਂ ਵਰਗੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
🇵🇰Urdu
چوہا
متعدد چھوٹے چوہوں میں سے کوئی بھی عام طور پر چھوٹے چوہوں سے مشابہت رکھتا ہے جس کے لمبے لمبے جسموں پر نوکیلی تھن اور چھوٹے کان ہوتے ہیں جن کے بالوں کے بغیر دم ہوتے ہیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
老鼠
众多小型啮齿动物中的一种,通常类似于小型老鼠,有尖尖的鼻子和细长的身体上的小耳朵,尾巴细长,通常无毛
🇯🇵Japanese
ねずみ
典型的には小柄なネズミに似た多数の小型齧歯類の総称で、細長い体に尖った鼻と小さな耳を持ち、通常は毛のない細い尾を備えている
🇰🇷Korean
생쥐
일반적으로 가느다란 털이 없는 꼬리를 가진 길쭉한 몸체에 뾰족한 주둥이와 작은 귀를 가진 작은 쥐와 유사한 수많은 작은 설치류 중 하나입니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chuột
bất kỳ loài gặm nhấm nhỏ nào thường giống những con chuột nhỏ có mõm nhọn và tai nhỏ trên cơ thể thon dài với cái đuôi mảnh thường không có lông
🇹🇭Thai
หนู
สัตว์ฟันแทะขนาดเล็กจำนวนมากมักมีลักษณะคล้ายหนูตัวจิ๋วที่มีจมูกแหลมและหูเล็กบนลำตัวยาวและมีหางเรียวยาวไม่มีขน
🇵🇭Filipino
daga
alinman sa maraming maliliit na daga na karaniwang kahawig ng maliliit na daga na may matulis na nguso at maliliit na tainga sa mga pahabang katawan na may payat na karaniwang walang buhok na buntot
🇲🇾Malay
tetikus
mana-mana daripada banyak tikus kecil yang biasanya menyerupai tikus kecil yang mempunyai muncung runcing dan telinga kecil pada badan yang memanjang dengan ekor langsing biasanya tidak berbulu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الماوس
أي من القوارض الصغيرة العديدة تشبه عادة الفئران الضئيلة، ولها خطم مدبب وآذان صغيرة على أجسام ممدودة مع ذيول نحيلة عادة ما تكون خالية من الشعر
🇮🇷Persian
موش
هر یک از جوندگان کوچک متعدد که معمولاً شبیه موش‌های کوچک هستند که پوزه‌های نوک تیز و گوش‌های کوچک روی بدن‌های کشیده با دم‌های باریک معمولاً بدون مو دارند.
🇹🇷Turkish
fare
ince, genellikle tüysüz kuyruklu, uzun gövdelerde sivri burunları ve küçük kulakları olan, tipik olarak küçücük sıçanlara benzeyen çok sayıda küçük kemirgenden herhangi biri
🇮🇱Hebrew
עַכְבָּר
כל אחד ממספר רב של מכרסמים קטנים המזכירים בדרך כלל חולדות זעירות עם חוטמים מחודדים ואוזניים קטנות על גוף מוארך עם זנב דק בדרך כלל חסר שיער
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'mouse'?
The primary meaning of 'mouse' is 'any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mouse' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'mouse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'mouse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'mouse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'mouse' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'mouse' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'mouse' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'mouse' in regular conversations?
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How likely are you to use 'mouse' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'mouse' as formal, casual, or slang?
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