mouse
• noun (pl. mice) 1 a small rodent with a pointed snout, relatively large ears and eyes, and a long thin tail. 2 a timid and quiet person. 3 (pl. also mouses) Computing a small hand-held device which controls cursor movements on a computer screen, with buttons which are pressed to control functions. • verb /mowz/ hunt for or catch mice. — DERIVATIVES mouser noun. — ORIGIN Old English.
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