mouse | (noun) any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails | - |
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(noun) 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 | Synonyms: computer mouse |
(noun) person who is quiet or timid | - |
(noun) a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye | Synonyms: black eye, shiner |
mousepad | (noun) a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse | Synonyms: mouse mat |
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mouser | (noun) a cat proficient at mousing | - |
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mousetrap | (noun) (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated | Synonyms: trap play |
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(noun) a trap for catching mice | - |
moussaka | (noun) casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs | - |
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mousse | (noun) toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling | Synonyms: hair mousse |
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(noun) a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin | - |
(noun) a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream | - |
moustache | (noun) an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip | Synonyms: mustache |
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moustachio | (noun) a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) | Synonyms: handle-bars, mustachio |
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