Urchin

/ˈɜːtʃɪn/

Synonyms for "urchin" (78 found)

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Closest matches (16)

arabbeach bumbeachcomber beggar bo boy brat bum bummer cub dickens dogie elfenfant terrible

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (23)

gamin gamine guttersnipe hobbledehoy hoboholy terrorhomeless waifidler imp jdjuvenile delinquentlandloper lazzaronelittle monkeyloafer losel minx

Noun(6 words)

gamin gamins guttersnipes imp imps jackanapes

Related words (39)

monkey mudlark piker puck punkpunk kidpup ragamuffin ragman ragpicker rounderski bumspoiled bratstiff straystreet arabstreet urchinsundownersurf bumswagman

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swagsman tatterdemaliontennis bumtramp turnpiker vag vagabond vagrant waifwaifs and strayswastrel whelp whippersnapper

Noun(6 words)

ragamuffins rascal rascals scampsea urchintyke

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More general

15 entries

animal child echinoderm fry human kid minor nestling nipper shaversmall frytiddler tike tyke youngster

More specific

4 entries

black sea urchingaminpurple sea urchinwaif

Collocations

6 entries

black sea urchinmischievous urchinpurple sea urchinsea urchinspiny sea urchinstreet urchin

Inflections

1 entries

urchins

Derivations

2 entries

urchinhood urchinlike

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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Christopher Columbus once accidentally ate a sea urchin. Then, he did it a second time... intentionally.

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Tom is a street urchin.

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Mary is a sea urchin.

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Sea urchin has a slimy texture.

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