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COMPUTER MOUSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Example:
a mouse takes much more room than a trackball
Synonyms:
computer mouse; mouse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("computer mouse" is a kind of...):
electronic device (a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically)
Meronyms (parts of "computer mouse"):
mouse button (a push button on the mouse)
