Shiner vs. Mouse — What's the Difference?

One that shines, as a star, jewel, or coin.

A mouse, plural mice, is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate.

(Slang) A black eye

A small rodent that typically has a pointed snout, relatively large ears and eyes, and a long tail.

Any of numerous small, often silvery North American freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, especially one of the genus Notropis.

A small handheld device which is moved across a mat or flat surface to move the cursor on a computer screen

Any of various other small silvery fishes.

A lump or bruise on or near the eye

One who shines; a luminary.

(of a cat or owl) hunt for or catch mice

One who causes things to shine; a polisher.

Use a mouse to move or position a cursor on a computer screen

(colloquial) A black eye.

Any of numerous small rodents of the families Muridae and Cricetidae, such as the house mouse, characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail.

(colloquial) Raccoon eyes.

Any of various similar or related animals, such as the jumping mouse, the vole, or the jerboa.

A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.

A cowardly or timid person.

Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Lythrurus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.

(Informal) A discolored swelling under the eye caused by a blow; a black eye.

Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.

Pl. mice or mous·es (mousĭz) Computers A handheld, 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.

The common silverfish, Lepisma.

To hunt mice.

(slang) A moonshiner.

To search furtively for something; prowl.

A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.

Any small rodent of the genus Mus.

(wine) A bottle of finished wine, without a label.

(informal) A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.

That which shines.

A quiet or shy person.

Any one of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin (Notropis megalops), and the golden shiner (Notemigonus chrysoleucus) of the Eastern United States; also loosely applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice, and the sparada.

(computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.

A bruise caused by a blow to the eye

(computing) The cursor.

Something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)

(boxing) A facial hematoma or black eye.

Important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales

(nautical) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.

Any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis

(obsolete) A familiar term of endearment.

A match used in firing guns or blasting.

(set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).

(historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair.

Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.

(intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).

(intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. 12

To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.

To navigate by means of a computer mouse.

To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridæ. The common house mouse (Mus musculus) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed mouse, or deer mouse (Peromyscus leucopus, formerly Hesperomys leucopus) sometimes lives in houses. See Dormouse, Meadow mouse, under Meadow, and Harvest mouse, under Harvest.

A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping.

A familiar term of endearment.

A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow.

A match used in firing guns or blasting.

To watch for and catch mice.

To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.

To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

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 mouse is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad;

To go stealthily or furtively;

Manipulate the mouse of a computer