A 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.
Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
(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.
Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.
A small cushion for a woman's hair.
The cursor.
A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.
A quiet or shy person.
A facial hematoma or black eye.
A match used in firing guns or blasting.
To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.
To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
The act or operation of reaping.
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
The material cut off in this way.
The act or operation of dividing with shears.
Tending to cut or tear.