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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

mouse

/ˈmaʊs/

noun1 of 2

a small animal that has fur and a long tail

  • “I can scroll down with my mouse, but not up.”Tatoeba
  • “She gives him a mouse, and gives us a cat.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))

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