computer mice
The plural of "computer mouse" is computer mice. computer mouses is also used.
Meaning: a small device you move by hand to control a computer (noun)
Ways to say it
| Plural |
|---|
| computer mice |
| computer mouses |
Which one should you use?
Both mice and mouses are used for computer devices. mice is more common, and mouses is accepted by most dictionaries for this sense only.
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with computer mice: the computer mice are. Because computer mice does not end in s, the possessive plural is computer mice's.
Did you know?
- The spoken plural ending has three sounds: /s/ after sounds like p, t and k, /ɪz/ after hissing sounds like s and ch and /z/ everywhere else.
Examples in context
- The lab has twenty computer mice.Singular: The lab has one computer mouse.
- Wireless computer mice need batteries.Singular: A wireless computer mouse needs batteries.
