# mouses

Pronunciation: say "MOWS-iz" /ˈmaʊsɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of mouse in the computing sense; less common than mice. — plural of mouse (“computer peripheral”)
   - Simple: Plural of mouse. Some people use it for computer mice, but mice is more common.
   - _The store displayed a dozen wireless mouses near the keyboards._
   - _Gamers often keep spare mouses on hand during tournaments._
3. Nonstandard plural of mouse for the animal; the standard plural is mice. *(nonstandard)* — plural of mouse (“rodent”)
   - Simple: Nonstandard plural of mouse for the small animals. The correct plural is mice.

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of mouse. — third-person singular simple present indicative of mouse
   - Simple: The form of mouse used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The farmer's cat mouses through the grain store at dusk._
   - _Whenever the kitchen quiets down, the kitten mouses behind the cabinets._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mouses (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).