amerikai:
brit:
1. Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
2. A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.
3. A quiet or shy person.
4. (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.
5. Hematoma.
6. 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.
7. A familiar term of endearment.
8. A match used in firing guns or blasting.
9. A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
10. A small cushion for a woman's hair.
1. To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
2. To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.
3. To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack.
4. To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
5. To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.