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

  1. 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?"

  2. 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 ().

  1. Hamster as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.

    Examples:

    "synonyms stash"

  1. Mouse as a noun:

    Any small rodent of the genus Mus.

  2. Mouse as a noun (informal):

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

  3. Mouse as a noun:

    A quiet or shy person.

  4. 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.

  5. Mouse as a noun (boxing):

    Hematoma.

  6. 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.

  7. Mouse as a noun (obsolete):

  8. Mouse as a noun:

    A match used in firing guns or blasting.

  9. Mouse as a noun (set theory):

    A small model of (a fragment of) with desirable properties (depending on the context).

  10. Mouse as a noun (historical):

    A small cushion for a woman's hair.

  1. 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).

  2. Mouse as a verb (intransitive):

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

  3. 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."

  4. Mouse as a verb (intransitive, computing):

    To navigate by means of a computer mouse.

  5. Mouse as a verb (obsolete, nonce, transitive):

    To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.