the cat is on the prowl for mice

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• prowl — prowlingly, adv. /prowl/, v.i. 1. to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc. v.t. 2. to rove over or through in search of what may be found: The cat prowled the alleys in search of food. n. 3. act of prowling.… …   Universalium

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• mouse — mouselike, adj. n. /mows/; v. /mowz/, n., pl. mice /muys/, v., moused, mousing. n. 1. any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, esp. of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world. 2. any similar small animal …   Universalium

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• mouse — /maʊs / (say mows) noun (plural mice for defs 1 4 and 6, /maɪs / (say muys) for def. 5 or mouses /ˈmaʊsəz/ (say mowsuhz) for def. 5) 1. any of various small rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, as M. musculus, which infests …