Meanings
mousehole1
nounmousehole (plural mouseholes)
plural mouseholes · alternative mouse-hole
- Any small hole or opening.
Mousehole2
Origin
- Middle Englishmosse hole
- Englishmousehole
From Middle English mosse hole, mowse hole; equivalent to mouse + hole.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 鼠穴
- 鼠穴 (syu² jyut⁶)hole through which a mouse enters a room
Chinese Mandarin 鼠穴
- 鼠穴 (shǔxué)hole through which a mouse enters a room
Finnish hiirenkolo
- hiirenkolohole through which a mouse enters a room
French trou de souris
- trou de sourishole through which a mouse enters a room
German Mauseloch, Mäuseloch
- Mauselochhole through which a mouse enters a room
- Mäuselochhole through which a mouse enters a room
Icelandic músarhola
- músarholahole through which a mouse enters a room
Irish ábhach luiche
- ábhach luichehole through which a mouse enters a room
Japanese 鼠穴, ネズミ穴
- 鼠穴 (nezumiana)hole through which a mouse enters a room
- ネズミ穴 (nezumiana)hole through which a mouse enters a room
Korean 쥐구멍
- 쥐구멍 (jwigumeong)hole through which a mouse enters a room
Polish mysia nora
- mysia norahole through which a mouse enters a room
Russian мыши́ная но́рка, мыши́ная нора́
- мыши́ная но́рка (myšínaja nórka)hole through which a mouse enters a room
- мыши́ная нора́ (myšínaja norá)hole through which a mouse enters a room
Spanish ratonera
- ratonerahole through which a mouse enters a room
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mousehole
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
mousehole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mousehole
MLA
“mousehole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mousehole. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mousehole,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mousehole.
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