house mouse

Frequency: 6.55.5 per million words

A common mouse found in houses (animal context).

mouseADJECTIVE + mouse

Categories:

house

Examples (10)

  • A house mouse managed to sneak into the pantry.
  • We found evidence of a house mouse in the kitchen cabinets.
  • The cat is always on the lookout for a stray house mouse.
  • Prevention is key to keeping a house mouse out of your home.
  • During winter, a house mouse often seeks shelter indoors.
  • The traps were set to catch the persistent house mouse.
  • They identified the droppings as belonging to a common house mouse.
  • A small house mouse scurried across the floor and under the couch.
  • Controlling a house mouse population requires diligence.
  • The presence of a house mouse can be a nuisance for homeowners.