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mouse

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1. mouse - Noun

2. mouse - Verb

3. Mouse - Proper noun

Meaning

Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridae. The common house mouse (Mus musculus) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, mouse (Hesperomys leucopus) sometimes lives in houses. See Dormouse, Meadow mouse, under Meadow, and Harvest mouse, under Harvest.

A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping.

Same as 2d Mousing, 2.

A familiar term of endearment.

A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow.

To watch for and catch mice.

To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.

To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

To furnish with a mouse; to secure by means of a mousing. See Mouse, n., 2.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known. Walt Disney

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. Desmond Tutu

The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been a mouse in a previous incarnation... they do not want to attract attention. Edith Sitwell

When the cat and the mouse agree, the grocer is ruined. Persian Proverb

Burn not your house to fright the mouse away. English Proverb

When a mouse makes fun of a cat, there is a hole nearby. Lebanese Proverb

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