Толковый словарь английского языка - mouse
Mouse
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I. noun (plural mice) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mūs; akin to Old High German mūs ~, Latin mus, Greek mys ~, muscle Date: before 12th century any of numerous small rodents (as of the genus Mus) with pointed snout, rather small ears, elongated body, and slender tail, a timid person, a dark-colored swelling caused by a blow, a small mobile manual device that controls movement of the cursor and selection of functions on a computer display, II. verb (~d; mousing) Date: 13th century intransitive verb to hunt for mice, to search or move stealthily or slowly, transitive verb 1. obsolete bite , gnaw , to toy with roughly, to search for carefully
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n. & v. --n. (pl. mice) 1 a any of various small rodents of the family Muridae, esp. of the genus Mus. b any of several similar rodents such as a small shrew or vole. 2 a timid or feeble person. 3 Computing a small hand-held device which controls the cursor on a VDU screen. 4 sl. a black eye. --v.intr. also 1 (esp. of a cat, owl, etc.) hunt for or catch mice. 2 (foll. by about) search industriously; prowl about as if searching. Phrases and idioms mouse-coloured 1 dark-grey with a yellow tinge. 2 nondescript light brown. mouse deer a chevrotain. mouse hare a pika. Derivatives mouselike adj. & adv. mouser n. Etymology: OE mus, pl. mys f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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