mousetrap
noun
a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
mousetraps
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pluralof mousetrap.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The first tells of laying mousetraps, but that didn’t work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Local volunteers pitched in to help build the contraptions, which are triggered by mousetraps and fashioned out of PVC pipe and chicken wire.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
There are more than 4,400 mousetrap patents in the United States, but it is difficult to find designs specifically for catching rats — most are just bigger mousetraps.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
But the gatekeepers of phony commercial solutions to existential violence — such as better helmets, no more effective than better mousetraps — want us to focus on only one aspect of football harm.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2023
When one of my shoes came off, I realized my feet were actually dangling above the floor, and four mousetraps became a definite five.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
