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

Definition categories: animal, gnawer, rodent

2. a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

Similar word(s): shiner

Definition categories: state, bruise, contusion

3. person who is quiet or timid

Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul

4. a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad

- a mouse takes much more room than a trackball

Definition categories: man–made

verb

1. to go stealthily or furtively

Similar word(s): creep, pussyfoot, sneak

Definition categories: motion, walk

2. manipulate the mouse of a computer

Definition categories: contact, manipulate