mouse
Definitions
- A rodent, typically having a small body, dark fur, and a long tail
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The Walt Disney Company. US, metonymically, uncountable, with-definite-article
- A rodent, typically having a small body, dark fur, and a long tail.
- Any small rodent of the genus Mus
- A surname from German.
- Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
- A quiet or shy person.
- A quiet or shy person
- An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
- An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display
- A pointer.
- A pointer
- A facial hematoma or black eye.
- A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
- A familiar term of endearment.
- A match used in firing guns or blasting.
- A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
- A small cushion for a woman's hair.
- Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.
Equivalents
88 more languages
Afrikaansmuis
አማርኛአይጥ
Azərbaycan dilisiçan
Беларускаямыш
བོད་སྐད།ཙི་ཙི
Catalàratolí
Danskmus
Eestihiir
Euskarasagu
ગુજરાતીઉંદર
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻiʻiole liʻiliʻi
עבריתעכבר
Magyaregér
Igbooké
ಕನ್ನಡಇಲಿ
Кыргызчачычкан
LëtzebuergeschMaus
Lingálampo
Lietuviųpele
Te Reo Māorikiore
Maltiġurdien
မြန်မာကြွက်
ଓଡ଼ିଆମୂଷା
پښتوموږک
Ikinyarwandaimbeba
සිංහලමීයා
Slovenčinamyš
Sesothotweba
Kiswahilikipanya
తెలుగుఎలుక
Тоҷикӣмуш
ትግርኛኣንጭዋ
Türkmençesyçan
Tagalogdaga
ئۇيغۇرچەچاشقان
اردوچوہا
isiXhosailifu
isiZuluigundane
Examples
“At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come⟳ out. They do not eat⟳ parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat⟳ the luncheon crumbs.”
“A person smeared with the excrement of a mouse was rendered impotent, according to Pliny the Elder.”
“In molecular biologist David Sinclair’s lab at Harvard Medical School, old mice are growing young again. […] After injecting the virus into the eye, the pluripotent genes were then switched on by feeding the mouse an antibiotic.”
“My mouse needs new batteries.”
“Move⟳ the mouse over the icon.”
“Let⟳ the bloat King tempt you again to bed, / Pinch wanton on your cheek, call⟳ you his mouse”
“At Disney, on the other hand, there was only one landowner and one government; public and private were fused. […] Spawned by the Mouse's arrival, I-Drive (as it is known locally) runs parallel to I-4, lying partly in Orlando and partly[…]”
“They are cut⟳ off from their regular jobs to see⟳ how the Mouse operates. Eisner told the Harvard Business Review⟳. Synergy happens at Disney because it should. Our products scream⟳ out for synergy.”
“[…] take⟳ eventually eked up to $33 million worldwide, but not before Walt Disney Studios declared the whole experiment⟳ a disappointment. […] But when the Mouse cut⟳ bait, MAGI was forced to close⟳ its LA office and sell⟳ off Synthavision.”
“This has led to the public believing that every animated film is made by the Mouse or, at least, is family-friendly entertainment. (A similar situation: Many people refer⟳ to all 3D animated films as “Pixar” films.) The cause dates back to Walt Disney's early days as an animator.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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