The difference between Hamster and Mouse
When used as nouns, hamster means especially, the golden hamster, mesocricetus auratus, and the s of genus phodopus, often kept as a pets and used in scientific research, whereas mouse means any small rodent of the genus mus.
When used as verbs, hamster means to secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches, whereas mouse means to move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
check bellow for the other definitions of Hamster and Mouse
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Hamster as a noun:
Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. especially, the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, and the s of genus Phodopus, often kept as a pets and used in scientific research.
Examples:
"It is the cutest sight to see a hamster stuff his puffy cheeks with food; where is it going to store it?"
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Hamster as a noun:
Other rodents of similar appearance, such as the maned hamster or crested hamster, , mouse-like hamsters of genus , and the white-tailed rat ().
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Hamster as a verb (ambitransitive):
To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.
Examples:
"synonyms stash"
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Mouse as a noun:
Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
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Mouse as a noun (informal):
A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.
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Mouse as a noun:
A quiet or shy person.
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Mouse as a noun (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.
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Mouse as a noun (boxing):
Hematoma.
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Mouse as a noun (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.
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Mouse as a noun (obsolete):
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Mouse as a noun:
A match used in firing guns or blasting.
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Mouse as a noun (set theory):
A small model of (a fragment of) with desirable properties (depending on the context).
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Mouse as a noun (historical):
A small cushion for a woman's hair.
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Mouse as a verb (intransitive):
To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
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Mouse as a verb (intransitive):
To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.
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Mouse as a verb (transitive, nautical):
To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
Examples:
"Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack."
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Mouse as a verb (intransitive, computing):
To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
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Mouse as a verb (obsolete, nonce, transitive):
To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.