mice

Meanings

• noun

  Small rodents that typically have pointed snouts, small ears, and a long, scaly tail. They are often used as household pests and can carry diseases.

  - "There are mice in the kitchen."
  - "The cat caught a mouse."
  - "Mice are often used in scientific research."

• noun

  Plural form of the noun 'mouse'.

  - "A group of mice is called a colony."
  - "The mouse infestation in the house was enormous."

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Pronunciation

1. /maɪs/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with mice
house , blouse , prowse , drowse

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Variants

List of all variants of mice that leads to same result
mice , mouse , mouses , cat and mice , cat and mouse , cat and mouses , deer mice , deer mouse , deer mouses , field mice , field mouse , field mouses , hazel dormice , hazel dormouse , hazel dormouses , hazel mice , hazel mouse , hazel mouses , house mice , house mouse , house mouses , jumping mice , jumping mouse , jumping mouses , pocket mice , pocket mouse , sea mice , sea mouse , sea mouses

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Etymology

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Old English 'mūs', related to the Old Norse 'mus', and ultimately from the Proto-Germanic 'muso-' meaning 'mouse'.

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Trivia

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1. Mice are one of the most common household pests.

2. Mice can squeak at a frequency of up to 100 kHz.

3. Mice have excellent memories and can remember the location of food sources for up to a year.

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Related Concepts

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1. Rodentia: The order of mammals that includes mice, rats, hamsters, and other rodents.

2. Mice infestation: An excessive population of mice in a particular area, often leading to damage to property and the spread of diseases.

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Culture

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Mice have been used in literature, art, and music, often as symbols of cunning or as pests. For example, in the story 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin', the piper used his pipe to lead a town's mice away, and in the nursery rhyme 'The Mouse Trap', mice are used to describe a game or trap.

How to Memorize "mice"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize the word 'mice', visualize a small rodent with a pointed snout, small ears, and a long, scaly tail.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'mice' with the sound of squeaking or scampering.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas' to remember the order of the planets in our solar system. Replace the 'N' with 'Mice' to remember the word 'mice'.

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