Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mouse
Mouse
mouse
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 mūs; akin to Old High German mūs ~, Latin mus, Greek mys ~, muscle Date: before 12th century any of numerous small rodents (as of the genus Mus) with pointed snout, rather small ears, elongated body, and slender tail, a timid person, a dark-colored swelling caused by a blow, 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 to hunt for mice, to search or move stealthily or slowly, transitive verb 1. obsolete bite, gnaw, to toy with roughly, to search for carefully ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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