noun Download 🔗Share A mischievous child. Examples : "The baker shooed the urchins away from his stall, hoping they wouldn't steal any more cookies. " person character human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A street urchin, a child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets. Examples : "The baker often gave leftover bread to the urchins who slept in the alley behind his shop. " person society human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sea urchin. Examples : "While snorkeling, we saw many spiky urchins clinging to the coral reef. " animal ocean food biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders arranged around a carding drum; so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog. Examples : "During the tour of the textile mill, the guide pointed out the urchins, explaining that these spiky cylinders helped prepare the fibers for spinning. " machine industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A neutron-generating device that triggered the nuclear detonation of the earliest plutonium atomic bombs. Examples : "Historians now understand that the precise timing of the "Fat Man" atomic bomb's detonation depended on the reliable function of its urchins. " device physics energy weapon military science technology war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hedgehog. Examples : "We saw two small urchins snuffling around in the garden at dusk, searching for insects. " animal nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form of a hedgehog. Examples : "The old woman blamed the garden gnome's disappearance on the urchins, whispering tales of mischievous hedgehog-elves. " mythology character literature tradition supernatural being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading