mice
Cats' favorite prey
Mice is the plural of mouse.
In its oldest sense, a mouse is a small rodent, and mice are several of them: The barn was overrun with mice.
Since the 1960s, mouse has also referred to the hand-operated pointing device used with computers, and while mouses is sometimes used for the plural in this sense, mice predominates: We need to order new mice for the computer lab.
Scattered waste or debris
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- infestationPest takeover situation
- populationAll inhabitants combined
swarm · brood · generation · offspring · family · group · plague · horde
Brief sharp noise
- scrollWound document of parchment
- cursorOn-screen position indicator
- pointerReference to memory location
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
optical · trackball · USB · Bluetooth · gaming · ergonomic · DPI · sensitivity
Famous animated female mouse
- JerryMasculine given name
- RatatouilleAnimated film about culinary rodent
- CinderellaRags-to-riches heroine
- Speedy GonzalesSwift animated rodent
Stuart Little · cartoon · animated · Disney · anthropomorphic · talking · adventure · heroic
Pest takeover situation
- verminHarmful small animals
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- trapDevice for catching animals
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
bait · hantavirus · contamination · droppings · gnaw · granary · repellent · mousehole
Hasty, light-footed motion
- dartingMoving suddenly, swiftly
- skitteringMoving with quick, light steps
- scamperingMoving quickly, playfully
- patteringLight rapid tapping
whisking · bolting · fleeing · nibbling · twitching · hiding · burrowing · squeaking
Small burrowing pet rodents
- gerbilsSmall pet rodents
- guinea pigsSmall domesticated rodent pets
- cageBarred confinement structure
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
wheel · water bottle · wood shavings · handling · taming · feeders · breeding · domesticated
litter
Scattered waste or debris
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- infestationPest takeover situation
population · swarm · brood · generation · offspring · family · group · plague · horde · multitude
tiny
Extremely small in size
fur · paws · beady eyes · soft · furry · gray · brown · white · snout · claws
click
Brief sharp noise
- scrollWound document of parchment
- cursorOn-screen position indicator
- pointerReference to memory location
wireless · optical · trackball · USB · Bluetooth · gaming · ergonomic · DPI · sensitivity · pad
Minnie
Famous animated female mouse
- JerryMasculine given name
- RatatouilleAnimated film about culinary rodent
- CinderellaRags-to-riches heroine
Stuart Little · Speedy Gonzales · cartoon · animated · Disney · anthropomorphic · talking · adventure · heroic · mischievous
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- verminHarmful small animals
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- trapDevice for catching animals
poison · bait · hantavirus · contamination · droppings · gnaw · granary · repellent · mousehole · chew
scurrying
Hasty, light-footed motion
- dartingMoving suddenly, swiftly
- skitteringMoving with quick, light steps
- scamperingMoving quickly, playfully
pattering · whisking · bolting · fleeing · nibbling · twitching · hiding · burrowing · squeaking · foraging
hamsters
Small burrowing pet rodents
- gerbilsSmall pet rodents
- guinea pigsSmall domesticated rodent pets
- cageBarred confinement structure
bedding · wheel · water bottle · wood shavings · handling · taming · feeders · breeding · domesticated · albino
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
testing · control · variables · cages · protocols · strains · breeding · knockout · transgenic · dissection
micerats
Long-tailed urban pests
capybaras · beavers · nutria · porcupines · muskrats
micekeyboards
Button grids for input
touchscreens · touchpads · trackballs · voice control · styluses
- Mickey MouseCartoon rodent mascot
- three blind miceNursery rhyme about sightless rodents
- blind miceVision-lacking small mammals
- field miceSmall wild rural rodents
- lab miceRodents bred for experiments
- laboratory miceRodents bred for research
mouse, moused, mousey, mouser, mouses, mouse's, mouselike, mousiness, mouseclick