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| attack |
When something or someone attacks, they begin to harm or try to destroy something. When a cat attacks a mouse, the cat jumps at the mouse and starts to hurt it. [1/4 definitions] |
| click |
in computing, the act of pressing and releasing the button on a mouse. [2/7 definitions] |
| double-click |
to press the button of a computer mouse two times very quickly. |
| drag |
to move (something) from one place to another on a computer screen by clicking on the object and holding down the mouse button while moving it. [1/6 definitions] |
| gerbil |
a very small rodent that looks like a mouse with a furry tail. Gerbils live in burrows in the deserts of Africa and Asia. They are often kept as pets. |
| hamster |
A hamster is a very small animal. It is in the same family of animals as a mouse, but it is usually a little bigger and more round. A hamster has fur, a short tail, and large cheeks. People often keep hamsters as pets. Wild hamsters live in holes in the ground and come out at night to find food. |
| large |
When something is large, it is big. Oceans and continents are large things. Whales and elephants are large animals. A cat is not a large animal like a whale or an elephant, but it is large when you compare it with a mouse or an ant. |
| lemming |
a very small mammal that looks like a mouse with a short tail. Lemmings are rodents that live in the far northern parts of Europe, Asia, and North America. Some kinds of lemmings migrate in groups if their population gets very large. Migrating lemmings may drown in bodies of water. |
| measure |
A measure is something that is done in order to solve a problem. When you take measures to catch a mouse, it means that you do something to catch the mouse. [1/6 definitions] |
| mice |
plural of "mouse." |
| mouse |
a very small mammal with gray or brown fur. Mice are rodents. They have pointed faces, round ears, and long tails with no fur. Different kinds of mice are found in many parts of the world. [2 definitions] |
| squeak |
A squeak is a very high-pitched sound like the sound a mouse makes or the sound that some toys for dogs and babies make. [2 definitions] |
| system unit |
The main part of a computer is called the system unit. Things inside the system unit let you do all the things you can do with the other parts of the computer, such as the keyboard and the mouse. |
| within |
If there is a mouse within the wall, the mouse is inside the wall. If your baby sister has to stay within the play area, she can't go outside the play area. [1/2 definitions] |
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