Mouse

Kannada Meaning

ಇಲಿ

English Meaning

  1. Any of numerous small rodents of the families Muridae and Cricetidae, such as the common house mouse (Mus musculus), characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail.
  2. Any of various similar or related animals, such as the jumping mouse, the vole, or the jerboa.
  3. A cowardly or timid person.
  4. Informal A discolored swelling under the eye caused by a blow; a black eye.
  5. Computer Science A hand-held, button-activated input device that when rolled along a flat surface directs an indicator to move correspondingly about a computer screen, allowing the operator to move the indicator freely, as to select operations or manipulate text or graphics.
  6. To hunt mice.
  7. To search furtively for something; prowl.