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mouse

noun
  1. any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender, usually hairless, tails
    “I spotted a mouse running through the garden.”
  2. a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around
    “I used my mouse move the cursor on the computer screen.”
    computer mouse
  3. person who is quiet or timid
    “I'm a mouse at parties – I'd rather be at home.”
  4. a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
    shiner
verb
  1. to manipulate the mouse of a computer
    “I moused over the window in order to close it.”
  2. to go stealthily or furtively
    “I moused into the hallway so as not to wake anyone.”
    creep