mouse
Small cheese lover
A mouse is a small rodent with a pointed snout, large ears, and a long tail—the kind that scurries through walls or gets caught in traps.
In computing, a mouse is a handheld device that controls a cursor on screen, named for its shape and tail-like cord.
To mouse is to hunt mice, said of cats, or to move timidly.
Someone quiet as a mouse makes little noise or draws no attention.
Plural: mice for rodents, mice or mouses for the device.
Rodent or informer
- hamsterSmall burrowing pet rodent
- gerbilSmall burrowing pet rodent
- voleShort-tailed field rodent
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
tail · fur · gnaw · nibble · squeak · nest · burrow · nocturnal
Brief sharp noise
- cursorOn-screen position indicator
- scrollWound document of parchment
- pointerReference to memory location
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
optical · USB · trackpad · drag · double-click · right-click · hover · sensor
Quick, light-footed dash
Extremely small in size
- littleSmall in degree
- weeExtremely small
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- petiteSmall and delicate
diminutive · minuscule · pocket-sized · pint-sized · teeny
Lacking courage or confidence
- meekHumbly unassertive
- shyReserved and retiring
- mousyShy and unassertive
- timorousShowing nervous apprehension
unassuming · reserved · demure · bashful · unobtrusive · wallflower · withdrawn · inconspicuous
rat
Rodent or informer
whiskers · tail · fur · gnaw · nibble · squeak · nest · burrow · nocturnal · pest
click
Brief sharp noise
- cursorOn-screen position indicator
- scrollWound document of parchment
- pointerReference to memory location
wireless · optical · USB · trackpad · drag · double-click · right-click · hover · sensor · ergonomic
scamper
Quick, light-footed dash
patter · dash · bolt · flee · scramble · sneak · creep · slink · zip
tiny
Extremely small in size
petite · diminutive · minuscule · pocket-sized · pint-sized · teeny
timid
Lacking courage or confidence
timorous · unassuming · reserved · demure · bashful · unobtrusive · wallflower · withdrawn · inconspicuous · mild
mousetouchscreen
Input-sensitive display panel
keyboard · trackpad · touchpad · stylus · voice control
- computer mouseHandheld screen navigation tool
- cat and mouseProlonged pursuit game
- mouse padSurface for a pointer device
- quiet as a mouseExtremely silent
- Mickey MouseCartoon rodent mascot
- mouse clickPressing the pointer button
moused, mousing, mousey, mouser, mouses, mouselike, mousemats, mousepad, mouseover