mouse

Meanings

• any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
• a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
• person who is quiet or timid
• 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"
• to go stealthily or furtively
• manipulate the mouse of a computer

Synonyms

black eye, computer mouse, creep, pussyfoot, shiner, sneak