mousetrap

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: mouse=trap

CIDE DICTIONARY

mousetrap, n. 

 Any device that catches, and usually kills, mice. They are of various designs, the most common being a stiff loop of wire mounted on a small wooden platform base and attached to a strong spring, which holds the loop firmly against the base. To activate the trap, the loop is pulled through a 180rat trap.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mousetrap, n.
1 a sprung trap with bait for catching and usu. killing mice.
2 (often attrib.) cheese of poor quality.

THESAURUS

mousetrap

Dionaea, Mark, baited trap, bazooka, booby trap, calliope, deadfall, deathtrap, decoy, firetrap, flytrap, gin, hedgehog, launch pad, launching pad, launching platform, launching tube, mine, mole trap, pitfall, projector, rattrap, set gun, silo, spring gun, springe, trap, trapfall