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Main Entry:	mouse [n. mous; v. mouz] Show IPA/n. maʊs; v. maʊz/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	rodent
Synonyms:	murine, vermin

Main Entry:	contusion
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	bruise, injury
Synonyms:	bang, bump, cut, discoloration, knock, mouse, swelling, wale, wound

Main Entry:	coward
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	person who is scared, easily intimidated
Synonyms:	alarmist, baby, caitiff, chicken heart, chicken liver, chicken, craven, cur, dastard, deserter, faint-of-heart, faintheart, fraidy-cat, funk, gutless, invertebrate, jellyfish, lily liver, malingerer, mouse, pessimist, poltroon, quitter, rabbit, recreant, scaredy cat, shirk, shirker, skulker, sneak, weakling, white liver, wimp, yellow belly, yellow
Antonyms:	aggressor, hero

* = informal/non-formal usage

Example Sentences

Efforts to address the centuries-old mouse problem are part of the island restoration work that has been going on for decades.

The employee requires dexterity in using telephone, computer keyboard, mouse and calculator while seated at a desk.

Merriam-Webster goes further to say that muska is a diminuitive of mus, mouse.

Efforts to address the centuries-old mouse problem are part of the island restoration work that has been going on for decades.

The employee requires dexterity in using telephone, computer keyboard, mouse and calculator while seated at a desk.

Merriam-Webster goes further to say that muska is a diminuitive of mus, mouse.

Switching off the gene makes a fearful mouse courageous.

Scientists may not be able to build a better mouse trap, but they have learned how to build a better mouse.

Imagine you're a mouse running across an elaborately decorated rug.

The large caveats that inevitably apply to mouse studies still apply here, in spades.

Tests show that a new protein can trick the mouse immune system into accepting transplanted tissue instead of attacking it.

Don't begrudge a mouse the right cage because your office is in a broom closet.

To avoid false positives, more than one mouse must enter the room at the same time.

After the image appears in your browser, click the right-hand button on your mouse.

The white-footed mouse isn't much to look at, but a new study suggests it may be a superstar when it comes to evolution.

Dirt clods, last year's squash and the errant toad and mouse tumble to the ground.

User interfaces are going beyond the point-and-click interaction that the computer mouse demands.

It can take more time than with a mouse and keyboard, though.

Then, on a pound for pound basis, the cells of an elephant consume far less energy than those of a mouse.

With eyes on either side of its head, the mouse can see almost everything around it.

New mouse model could help researchers better understand bipolar disorder.

Sam-I-am pushes discolored pork products on the protagonist, encouraging him to eat them with a mouse and a goat.

Project for the new-year: gut a mouse and stick the bits inside something odd.

She simply clicks her computer mouse a few times and starts.

The upshot is a game of cat and mouse as creditors resort to novel tactics to get their money.

Sequencing projects on the human and mouse are near completion-and dogs may be next in line.

In past studies, mouse eggs have been induced to replicate without fertilization, but they survive only briefly.

The days of the point-and-click mouse may be numbered.

They recommend using a separate keyboard and mouse whenever possible.

They plan to activate a gene in the mouse that will selectively eliminate senescent cells.

The story begins when a little mouse with huge ears is born.

As of yet there is no timetable for human tests or for the publication of the mouse research results.

Advocates of stem cell research get a boost when a researcher details his methods to cure a mouse with a spinal cord injury.

In a recent experiment, researchers tested hundreds of receptor gene types found in human and mouse noses.

The first mouse would always show fewer signs of pain than the last.

My mouse seems to suck up every grimy quark and boson on my desk and do something unpleasant with it.

Mouse finding hints that stemlike cells may yet be found in human pancreas.

Don't bring this computer mouse with you to an airport.

Indeed, only a neuroanatomist can tell a rice grain–size piece of mouse cortex from the same chunk of human cortex.

The stem cells were then used to make healthy mouse pups.

Strictly for geek nostalgia, the pain inducing shapes and old-fashioned mouse ball mean these mice are near useless.

Microsoft is replacing its mechanical mouse with a more durable, optical version.

Move your mouse cursor from the start to the goal without touching the sides.

Concern about what a mouse can do to wiring leads to the grounding of a plane.

Stalin knew the telephone was a useful instrument in his cat and mouse games.

Enjoy our famous wildlife photos on these wild mouse pads.

And so he did what anyone might have done: he captured the mouse and.

What's left for the gardener is often minuscule: a mouse pad-size entry, a backyard only marginally bigger.

The constant point and click of the mouse can be a real drag.

Apple rolls out new products, including a mouse that borrows technology from the iPhone.

However, he does find a lowered pain threshold in the mouse migraine model compared with healthy mice-but only in females.

Watch as one hapless mouse wanders into a spider's deadly trap, and see.

Mouse lemur calls, a coral comeback, sunflower seeds and more.

Once upon a time there was a charming tale of a wee little mouse with wide-open eyes and ears as large as saucers.

The mouse decided to climb up onto the wall and managed to get on top of the maze.

The iPhone and even wilder interfaces could improve collaboration without a mouse or keyboard.

When he discovered there was a mouse in the house, he did what.

There the track stopped, but the mouse was nowhere to be seen.

Through genetic engineering, scientists have bred a mouse capable of running twice as far as other mice before exhaustion.

It is, for example, faster than pressing a mouse button.

The scientists then transferred the nuclei from these cells into mouse eggs to produce healthy mouse pups.

Cells lurking deep in the mouse hypothalamus help determine whether it fights or mates.

As the world goes crazy for touch-screen tablets and cellphones, the little mouse is getting left behind.

Instead of swatting mosquitos, all they will have to do is click a mouse.

Having proved the point in people, she then turned to a more reliable laboratory animal-the mouse.

Mouse model suggests that a combination of therapies may stave off the onset of this neurodegenerative disorder.

Create a snippet from the header, and you can insert it with a click of the mouse or a few keystrokes.

In one development, three teams of scientists report they have turned back the clock on mouse skin.

The findings come from a deceptively simple study of people using a computer mouse rigged to malfunction.

It's easier to write and mark up paper than use a mouse and keyboard to take notes.

You've got this stupid little mouse that requires one hand, and your eyes.

With a mouse click you can access the source material for foonotes, and other cogent writings on the subject you are learning.

Cell reactivation in mouse hearts repairs muscle after heart attack.

Researchers cloned the mouse years ago, but the rat proved to be more of a challenge.

Mouse over or click on each creature you see to read facts about it.

Go into the control panel and click on the mouse option in there one of the options is mouse speed.

The trout is caught by the fisherman's lure, the mouse by cheese.

Hwang's accomplishment highlights the enormous technical difficulty in working with human cells compared with mouse cells.

Because a new mouse study suggests that, for humans, tanning in the mornings may be less likely to.

Sadly, the new mouse lemurs may well disappear almost as suddenly as they were discovered.

They had to decide with an instant mouse click whether the face was black or white.

It causes a menu of options to appear on the screen, not all that different from using a mouse to click on a drop-down menu.

Cells taken from the tips of mouse tails and genetically reprogrammed to mimic mature liver cells can repair damaged livers.

Drosophila, along with such animals as the mouse and sea slug, offers convenience for research.

Suddenly the mouse started manically running in counterclockwise circles.

When they turned the light off, the mouse immediately stopped.

Boundaries once drawn by physical distance, language or expertise can now be bridged with a backlit screen and a few mouse clicks.

The experiment also showed that mouse brains are flexible enough to receive and make use of the additional wavelength information.

Back when all you needed to do with your mouse was double-click, buttons were enough.

Main Entry:	nose
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	detect, search
Synonyms:	busybody, examine, inspect, meddle, mouse, pry, scent, smell, sniff, snoop

Main Entry:	seek
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	look for
Synonyms:	be after, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bob for, cast about, chase, comb, delve, delve for, dig for, dragnet, explore, fan, ferret out, fish, fish for, follow, go after, gun for, hunt, inquire, investigate, leave no stone unturned, look about, look around, look high and low, mouse, nose*, prowl, pursue, quest, ransack, root, run after, scout, scratch, search for, search out, sniff out, track down
Antonyms:	find

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	snoop
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	nose around
Synonyms:	busybody, interfere, intrude, meddle, mess with, mouse, nose, peek, peep, peer, poke, poke nose in, pry, snook, spy, stare
Antonyms:	ignore, neglect

Main Entry:	welt
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	red mark
Synonyms:	bruise, contusion, injury, mouse, ridge, scar, streak, stripe, wale, weal, wheal, wound

Main Entry:	shrinking violet
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	very shy person
Synonyms:	modest violet, mouse, retiring person, shy person, shy thing

Main Entry:	weal
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	welt
Synonyms:	bruise, contusion, injury, mouse, ridge, scar, streak, stripe, wale, wheal, whelk, wound

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