mousetraps
Spring-loaded pest devices
Mousetraps are devices designed to catch or kill mice, typically spring-loaded mechanisms baited with food.
The word extends to any trap or scheme: The police set up a mousetrap for the burglars.
To mousetrap is to lure someone into a trap.
The phrase build a better mousetrap suggests innovation that improves on existing solutions.
Lure for prey
- spring-loadedPowered by compressed coil
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- triggerWhat initiates action
- catchSeize or snag
mice · rats · vermin · infestation · exterminator · rodenticide · ultrasonic · repellent
bait
Lure for prey
- spring-loadedPowered by compressed coil
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- triggerWhat initiates action
catch · mice · rats · vermin · infestation · exterminator · rodenticide · ultrasonic · repellent · disposal
contraption
Improvised or odd mechanism
ball · crank · gears · marble · cascade · players · turns · setup · children · family
- pest controlinsecticide, pesticide, exterminator, pesticides, fumigator
- contraption partsgears, levers, pulleys, ramps, wheels
- trappingsnare, snares, trappers, fur trappers, trapline
mousetrapsfumigation
Disinfection via airborne chemicals
poison · rat poison · rodenticide · natural predators · cats
- build a better mousetrapImprove on existing solutions
- The MousetrapDevice for catching mice