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ambaw [am.baw.] : mouse (n.); rat (n.); rodent (n.)
Synonyms: ilaga

Derivatives of ambaw


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mouse
n. (animal)1. mouseany of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails.
~ gnawer, rodentrelatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing.
~ house mouse, mus musculusbrownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide.
~ micromyx minutus, harvest mousesmall reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields.
~ fieldmouse, field mouseany nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens.
~ nude mousea mouse with a genetic defect that prevents them from growing hair and also prevents them from immunologically rejecting human cells and tissues; widely used in preclinical trials.
~ wood mouseany of various New World woodland mice.
n. (state)2. black eye, mouse, shinera swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye.
~ bruise, contusionan injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration.
n. (person)3. mouseperson who is quiet or timid.
~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soula human being.; "there was too much for one person to do"
n. (artifact)4. computer mouse, mousea 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.; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball"
~ electronic devicea device that accomplishes its purpose electronically.
~ mouse buttona push button on the mouse.
v. (motion)5. creep, mouse, pussyfoot, sneakto go stealthily or furtively.; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
~ walkuse one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
v. (contact)6. mousemanipulate the mouse of a computer.
~ manipulatehold something in one's hands and move it.
rat
n. (animal)1. ratany of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
~ gnawer, rodentrelatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing.
~ pocket ratany of various rodents with cheek pouches.
~ brown rat, norway rat, rattus norvegicuscommon domestic rat; serious pest worldwide.
~ black rat, rattus rattus, roof ratcommon household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide.
~ bandicoot rat, mole ratburrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon.
~ jerboa ratlarge Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping.
~ oryzomys palustris, rice rathardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States.
n. (person)2. blackleg, rat, scab, strikebreakersomeone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
~ workera person who works at a specific occupation.; "he is a good worker"
n. (person)3. bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpota person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible.; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
~ disagreeable person, unpleasant persona person who is not pleasant or agreeable.
n. (person)4. betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealerone who reveals confidential information in return for money.
~ canary, fink, snitch, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, sneaker, snitcher, sneaksomeone acting as an informer or decoy for the police.
~ informant, sourcea person who supplies information.
~ copper's nark, narkan informer or spy working for the police.
~ supergrass, grassa police informer who implicates many people.
n. (artifact)5. rata pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure.
~ pada flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort.
~ coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstylethe arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair).
v. (social)6. ratdesert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage.
~ defect, desertdesert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
v. (social)7. ratemploy scabs or strike breakers in.
~ manufacture, industrythe organized action of making of goods and services for sale.; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"
~ hire, employ, engageengage or hire for work.; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
v. (social)8. blackleg, fink, rat, scabtake the place of work of someone on strike.
~ do work, workbe employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
v. (contact)9. ratgive (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat.
~ pad, fill outline or stuff with soft material.; "pad a bra"
v. (contact)10. ratcatch rats, especially with dogs.
~ capture, catchcapture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping.; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
v. (communication)11. betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell ongive away information about somebody.; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
~ informimpart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights"
~ sell outgive information that compromises others.
rodent
n. (animal)1. gnawer, rodentrelatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing.
~ eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammalmammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials.
~ order rodentia, rodentiasmall gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis.
~ mouseany of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails.
~ ratany of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
~ murinea rodent that is a member of the family Muridae.
~ water ratany of various amphibious rats.
~ new world mousea variety of rodent.
~ musquash, ondatra zibethica, muskratbeaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur.
~ florida water rat, neofiber alleni, round-tailed muskratof Florida wetlands.
~ cotton rat, sigmodon hispidusdestructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America.
~ wood-rat, wood ratany of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks).
~ hamstershort-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches.
~ gerbil, gerbillesmall Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping.
~ lemmingany of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution.
~ hedgehog, porcupinerelatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur.
~ jumping mouseany of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America.
~ jerboamouselike jumping rodent.
~ dormousesmall furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather.
~ squirrela kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail.
~ prairie dog, prairie marmotany of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry.
~ marmotstocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter.
~ beaverlarge semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges.
~ aplodontia rufa, mountain beaver, sewellelbulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent.
~ cavyshort-tailed rough-haired South American rodent.
~ dolichotis patagonum, marahare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina.
~ capibara, capybara, hydrochoerus hydrochaerispig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent.
~ agouti, dasyprocta agutiagile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food.
~ cuniculus paca, pacalarge burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food.
~ mountain pacarodent of mountains of western South America.
~ coypu, myocastor coypus, nutriaaquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur.
~ chinchilla laniger, chinchillasmall rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur.
~ mountain chinchilla, mountain viscachaa rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity.
~ chinchillon, lagostomus maximus, viscachagregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas.
~ abrocome, chinchilla rat, rat chinchillaratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes.
~ mole ratfurry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East.
~ mole ratAfrican rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance.
~ sand ratsmall nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas.