Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahys]
- /maɪs/
- /maɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahys]
- /maɪs/
Definitions of mice word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of MICE Multimedia Integrated Conferencing for European Researchers 3
- noun mice plural of mouse. 1
- noun plural mice any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world. 1
- noun plural mice any similar small animal of various rodent and marsupial families. 1
- noun plural mice a quiet, timid person. 1
- noun plural mice Computers. a palm-sized, button-operated pointing device that can be used to move, select, activate, and change items on a computer screen. Compare joystick (def 2), stylus (def 3). 1
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Origin of mice
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mous (plural mis), Old English mūs (plural mȳs); cognate with German Maus, Old Norse mūs, Latin mūs, Greek mŷs
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Parts of speech for Mice
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mice popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mice usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mice
noun mice
- centipede — A centipede is a long, thin creature with a lot of legs.
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- mosquito — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, the females of which suck the blood of animals and humans, some species transmitting certain diseases, as malaria and yellow fever.
- termite — any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- bedbug — A bedbug is a small insect with a round body and no wings which lives in dirty houses and feeds by biting people and sucking their blood when they are in bed.
Antonyms for mice
noun plural mice
- ce — cerium
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