mouse

Definitions

• Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
• (informal) A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.
• A quiet or shy person.
• (computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) 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.
• (boxing) Hematoma.
• (nautical) 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.
• (obsolete)
• A match used in firing guns or blasting.
• (set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) with desirable properties (depending on the context).
• (historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair.