| Main Entry: | mouse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rodent |
Synonyms: |
murine, vermin |
| Main Entry: | bruise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | black and blue mark under skin |
Synonyms: |
black eye, black mark, blemish, boo-boo, contusion, discoloration, injury, mark, mouse, swelling, wale, wound |
| Main Entry: | contusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bruise, injury |
Synonyms: |
bang, bump, cut, discoloration, knock, mouse, swelling, wale, wound |
| Main Entry: | coward |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is scared, easily intimidated |
Synonyms: |
alarmist, baby*, caitiff, chicken heart, chicken liver, chicken*, craven, cur, dastard, deserter, faint-of-heart, faintheart, fraidy-cat, funk, gutless, invertebrate, jellyfish, lily liver, malingerer, mouse, pessimist, poltroon, quitter, rabbit, recreant, scaredy cat, shirk, shirker, skulker, sneak, weakling, white liver, wimp*, yellow belly, yellow* |
Antonyms: |
aggressor, hero |
| Main Entry: | nose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detect, search |
Synonyms: |
busybody, examine, inspect, meddle, mouse, pry, scent, smell, sniff, snoop |
| Main Entry: | seek |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look for |
Synonyms: |
be after, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bob for, cast about, chase, comb, delve, delve for, dig for, dragnet, explore, fan, ferret out, fish, fish for, follow, go after, gun for, hunt, inquire, investigate, leave no stone unturned, look about, look around, look high and low, mouse, nose*, prowl, pursue, quest, ransack, root, run after, scout, scratch, search for, search out, sniff out, track down |
Antonyms: |
find |
| Main Entry: | snoop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nose around |
Synonyms: |
busybody, interfere, intrude, meddle, mess with, mouse, nose, peek, peep, peer, poke, poke nose in, pry, snook, spy, stare |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | welt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | red mark |
Synonyms: |
bruise, contusion, injury, mouse, ridge, scar, streak, stripe, wale, weal, wheal, wound |
| Main Entry: | shrinking violet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very shy person |
Synonyms: |
modest violet, mouse, retiring person, shy person, shy thing |
| Main Entry: | weal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | welt |
Synonyms: |
bruise, contusion, injury, mouse, ridge, scar, streak, stripe, wale, wheal, whelk, wound |