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nouse

nouse noun: a form of computer mouse operated with the nose. Also the alternative form of nous.

Noun

nouse (plural not attested)

  1. (neologism, no plural) A form of computer mouse operated with the nose.
    • Our noses are no longer just for smelling things, but can be used for moving things too in operating a nouse, a device which has the same pointing function as a computer mouse but is controlled by movements of the nose.2007, Kerry Maxwell, Brave New Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the 21st Century, page 128

Also used as

nouse is also the alternative form of nous.

Origin of nouse

Blend of nose + mouse.

Questions about nouse

What does nouse mean?
Nouse means a form of computer mouse operated with the nose.
What part of speech is nouse?
Nouse is a noun.

Words near nouse in the dictionary

  1. noursling
  2. Nouruz
  3. nouryshe
  4. nourysheth
  5. nous
  6. nouse
  7. nousle
  8. nousled
  9. nousles
  10. nousling
  11. noust

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