mouse

US /maʊs/

Definition

any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

My wireless mouse stopped working, so I need new batteries.

Word Family

NounNoun

mouse gốc

VerbVerb

mouse gốc

AdjectiveAdj

mousy mousey

AdverbAdv

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Synonyms

input devicehaving a meaning similar to mouse

Collocations

Easy computer mouse
describing computer mouse (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
Medium replace wireless mouse batteries
to replace wireless mouse batteries, meaning to substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
Hard ergonomic optical mouse design for workstations
describing ergonomic optical mouse design for workstations (of or relating to ergonomics)
Very Hard play cat and mouse with antitrust regulators
to play cat and mouse with antitrust regulators, meaning to participate in games or sport

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