bruise vs mouse

mouse vs bruise

bruise and mouse both are nouns.

bruise and mouse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bruise	Yes	No	Yes	No
mouse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, mouse is a hyponym of bruise; that is, mouse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bruise:

bruise: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
mouse: a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

Other hyponyms of bruise include ecchymosis, petechia, black eye, shiner.

bruise (noun)	mouse (noun)
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration	any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
	a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
	person who is quiet or timid
	a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

bruise (verb)	mouse (verb)
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure	manipulate the mouse of a computer
break up into small pieces for food preparation	to go stealthily or furtively
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
hurt the feelings of

Difference between bruise and mouse

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