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mouse

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

Mouse

n. a kind of programming language

mouse, computer mouse

n. a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball"

click

n. depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the right button for example"

click, suction stop

n. a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)

click, key click

n. audio signal produced by pressing a key

click, dog, pawl, detent

n. a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

click, rattle, chink, clink

n. a short light metallic sound

mouse, manipulate a mouse

v. manipulate the mouse of a computer

click, produce a click

v. produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click"

click, snap

v. move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"

click, tick

v. make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"

click, chatter

v. click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth"

click, click on

v. to select an item or an object displayed on the screen by clicking on the mouse

click, snap, flick

v. cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"

mouse, creep, sneak, steal, pussyfoot

v. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

click, clack, cluck, make a cluck, make clucking sounds

v. make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

click, get through, come home to, penetrate, dawn on, sink in, click with, get across, came to, fall into place

v. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

bustle, hustle, bustle about

v. move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

clack, clatter, brattle

v. make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes"

babble, blather, blether, smatter, blither

v. to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"

prowl, skulk, move stealthily

v. move stealthily

lurk, skulk

v. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

edge, inch

v. advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

slip

v. move smoothly and easily

slip, steal

v. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

glide, move effortlessly

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

slide, slither

v. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

grasp, dig, compass, savvy, comprehend, apprehend, get the picture, understand

v. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

strike, impress, move, affect, make an impression on

v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

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