Definitions
1.nounAny small rodent of the genus Mus.
2.nounA member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.
3.nounA quiet or shy person.
4.noun(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.nounHematoma.
6.nounA 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.nounA familiar term of endearment.
8.nounA match used in firing guns or blasting.
9.nounA small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
10.nounA small cushion for a woman's hair.
11.verbTo move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
12.verbTo hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.
13.verbTo 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."
14.verbTo navigate by means of a computer mouse.
15.verbTo tear, as a cat devours a mouse.