Mouse meaning in English
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Definition
a mouse: a small rat-like animal; a hand-controlled electronic device to control a computer cursor
Note the plural of mouse is mice
Examples
- "We use the mouse to move the cursor around on the desktop."
- "Eccentric interviewer, scared of mice"
- "It's called "Of Mice and Men"."
- "There are two buttons on the mouse, and in the middle there's a "wheel"."
- "Luna : I'm sure you are a human, but you did kill mice!"
- "I don't want any more mice losing their lives needlessly!"
- "Some of the girls have also complained to me about the number of dead mice they have been coming across."
- "Bob : Okay, now this is the "mouse", Horatio."
- "I saw the cleaning man killing mice with his bare hands, and stacking them up in a pile in the corner."
- "She loves chasing mice, and it's a far more natural way to die."
- "I know how you hate to hurt people's feelings, but think of the mice!"
- "I kill mice, but I still a human."
- "I'm really quite traumatized by that mouse incident."
- "This device is called a "mouse"."
Exercise 1
Horatio uses the term "mouses", and says that "mouses... have feet".
The correct plural form of the term "mouse" (the animal) is .
The singular form of "feet" is a .
The correct plural form of the term "mouse" (the animal) is .
The singular form of "feet" is a .
Horatio uses the term "mouses", and says that "mouses... have feet".
The correct plural form of the term "mouse" (the animal) is mice 1.
The singular form of "feet" is a foot 2.
The correct plural form of the term "mouse" (the animal) is mice 1.
The singular form of "feet" is a foot 2.
1 mice: This is the correct answer. The plural form of "mouse" is mice. One mouse, two mice.
2 foot: "Foot" is the correct singular form of the plural noun "feet". 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etcetera.
Exercise 2
What does Bruno NOT have on his desk?
Bruno does not have: .
Bruno does not have: .
What does Bruno NOT have on his desk?
Bruno does not have: a tower.
Bruno does not have: a tower.
a tower: This is the item that Bruno doesn't have on his desk. He has all the other ingredients to make a great computer! But all good geeks know that the tower is the heart of the computer: the brains behind the operation. The monitor is like the face. The keyboard is the ears. And the mouse is... I'm not sure what the mouse is, actually.
a keyboard: That's not right! Bruno does have a keyboard on his desk - can't you see it? It's to the left, in front of the computer screen. It's lucky that he has a keyboard on his desk: if it was on the ceiling, he might have a hard time writing emails.
a monitor: That's not right! Bruno does have a screen on his desk - can't you see it? It's to the left of his desk. It looks like a rather nice flat screen monitor.
a mouse: That's not right! Bruno does have a mouse on his desk - can't you see it? It's right there in front of him. Did you know that the plural of "mouse" is "mice"? English is annoying like that sometimes. If Bruno didn't have a mouse, then how would he be able to click compulsively?!
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