1. зоол. мышь (Mus musculus) field mouse —- полевая мышь little mouse —- мышонок 2. ласк. мышка, мышонок (о женщине или девушке) a little mouse of a thing (of a girl) —- мышонок, мышка (о девочке) 3. робкий, боязливый человек 4. мор. мусинг 5. сл. подбитый глаз; фонарь, фингал под глазом Id: (as) quit (still) as a mouse —- тихий как мышь; притаившись как мышь Id: (as) poor as a church mouse —- бедный как церковная мышь; без гроша за душой Id: mouse and man, mice and men —- все живое Id: the mountain has brought forth a mouse —- гора родила мышь 6. ловить мышей our cat mouses well —- наш кот хорошо ловит мышей 7. выискивать, выслеживать (также mouse around, mouse about, mouse along) to mouse smth. out —- ам. раскопать (разнюхать) что-л. 8. мор. накладывать найтов; принайтовить, закаболить; делать мусинг to mouse a hook —- закаболить гак ...
n. & v. --n. (pl. mice) 1 a any of various small rodents of the family Muridae, esp. of the genus Mus. b any of several similar rodents such as a small shrew or vole. 2 a timid or feeble person. 3 Computing a small hand-held device which controls the cursor on a VDU screen. 4 sl. a black eye. --v.intr. also 1 (esp. of a cat, owl, etc.) hunt for or catch mice. 2 (foll. by about) search industriously; prowl about as if searching. Phrases and idioms mouse-coloured 1 dark-grey with a yellow tinge. 2 nondescript light brown. mouse deer a chevrotain. mouse hare a pika. Derivatives mouselike adj. & adv. mouser n. Etymology: OE mus, pl. mys f. Gmc ...
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I. noun (plural mice) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mus; akin to Old High German mus ~, Latin mus, Greek mys ~, muscle Date: before 12th century 1. any of numerous small rodents (as of the genus Mus) with pointed snout, rather small ears, elongated body, and slender tail 2. a timid person 3. a dark-colored swelling caused by a blow; specifically black eye 4. plural also ~s a small mobile manual device that controls movement of the cursor and selection of functions on a computer display II. verb (~d; mousing) Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to hunt for mice 2. to search or move stealthily or slowly transitive verb 1. obsolete a. bite, gnaw b. to toy with roughly 2. to search for carefully — usually used with out ...
(mice) Note: The plural 'mouses' can be used for meaning 2. 1. A mouse is a small furry animal with a long tail. ...a mouse running in a wheel in its cage. N-COUNT 2. A mouse is a device that is connected to a computer. By moving it over a flat surface and pressing its buttons, you can move the cursor around the screen and do things without using the keyboard. N-COUNT 3. game of cat and mouse: see cat ...
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~ n 1 plural mice a small furry animal with a long tail that lives in people's houses or in fields, and that looks like a small rat (I think we have mice in the kitchen. | a field mouse) 2 technical a small object connected to a computer by a wire, which you move with your hand to give commands to the computer 3 usually singular) informal a quiet, nervous person (- see also play cat and mouse with cat (4)) ...
- O.E. mus, from P.Gmc. *mus, from PIE *muHs- (cf. Skt. mus, O.C.S. mysu, Lat. mus). Plural form mice (O.E. mys) shows effects of i-mutation. Meaning "black eye" (or other discolored lump) is from 1842. Computer sense is from 1965, though applied to other things resembling a mouse in shape since 1750. Mousetrap is from 1475. ...