Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "hamster" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

hamster wheel

Capable Of

burrow spin on wheel

Derived Terms

Chinese hamster Chinese hamster ovary cell Djungarian hamster Dzungarian hamster Russian winter white dwarf hamster Siberian dwarf hamster Siberian hamster antihamster golden hamster hammy hamster ball hamster style hamster wheel hamsterer hamstering hamsterization hamsterless hamsterlike hamstery idea hamster mouse-like hamster rationalisation hamster rationalization hamster winter white Russian hamster

Desires

food water and nice burrow

Etymologically Related To

german rat

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

gnawer rodent

Type Of (IsA)

animal mammal rodent small rodent

Not Desires

messy burrow

Related Terms

gerbil guinea pig mouse rat

Related Terms

animal cage cricetinae fur furry furry rodent gerbil gerbil rodent golden hamster guinea guinea pig like like gerbil mesocricetus auratus mouse pet pet rodent phodopus pig rat rodent rodent pet small small animal small pet wheel

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.