urchin Synonyms
Strongest:
- boor
- cad
- lout
- cretin
- heel
- cur
- beast
- snake
- cretin
- clown
- joker
- clown
- lout
- churl
- cur
- boor
- stinker
- skunk
- creep
- beast
- snake
- joker
- skunk
- louse
- cad
- louse
- churl
- heel
- stinker
- creep
Strong:
- varlet
- scapegrace
- miscreant
- villain
- scoundrel
- reprobate
- scoundrel
- reprobate
- stinkard
- knave
- scalawag
- knave
- villain
- varlet
- miscreant
- scalawag
- scapegrace
- stinkard
Weak:
urchin Meaning
urchin (n)
poor and often mischievous city child
urchin (n.)
A hedgehog.
A sea urchin. See Sea urchin.
A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog.
A pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy.
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.
urchin (a.)
Rough; pricking; piercing.
urchin Sentence Examples
- The urchins played gleefully in the shallow waters, their laughter echoing across the beach.
- The old man's hands were gnarled and weathered, resembling those of a seaside urchin.
- The hedgehog, known as an urchin, curled into a ball to protect itself from predators.
- The sea urchins attached themselves to the rocks, their spines providing a defensive barrier.
- The urchin's spines were sharp and painful, leaving a burning sensation upon contact.
- The urchin's delicate shell was easily crushed by the waves.
- The urchin's mouth was located on its underside, equipped with a unique toothed apparatus.
- The urchins' reproductive cycle involved releasing gametes into the open ocean.
- The urchin was a valuable food source for sea otters, who used their tools to break open its shell.
- The urchin's habitat was destroyed by pollution, causing a decline in their population.
FAQs About the word urchin
poor and often mischievous city childA hedgehog., A sea urchin. See Sea urchin., A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog., A pert or ro
devil,monkey,rogue, hellion, rapscallion, scamp, mischief, rascal, brat, imp
boor, cad, lout, cretin, heel, cur, beast,snake, cretin, clown
The urchins played gleefully in the shallow waters, their laughter echoing across the beach.
The old man's hands were gnarled and weathered, resembling those of a seaside urchin.
The hedgehog, known as an urchin, curled into a ball to protect itself from predators.
The sea urchins attached themselves to the rocks, their spines providing a defensive barrier.
