urchin
n. mischievous child; hedgehog; sea urchin | ||||
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Urchin Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Urchin Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Urchin
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A sea urchin. See Sea urchin.
(n.)
A pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy.
(n.)
A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog.
(n.)
A hedgehog.
(a.)
Rough; pricking; piercing.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A sea urchin. See Sea urchin.
(n.)
A pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy.
(n.)
A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog.
(n.)
A hedgehog.
(a.)
Rough; pricking; piercing.
| WordNet 2.0 |
urchin
Noun
1. poor and often mischievous city child
(hypernym) child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
(hyponym) ragamuffin, tatterdemalion
Noun
1. poor and often mischievous city child
(hypernym) child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
(hyponym) ragamuffin, tatterdemalion
| Shakespeare Words |
URCHIN
the hedge-hog
the hedge-hog
| hEnglish - advanced version |
urchin
urchin
\ur"chin\ (?), n. [oe. urchon, irchon, a hedgehog, of. ireçon, eriçon, heri&?;on, herichon, f. hérisson, a derivative fr. l. ericius, from er a hedgehog, for her; akin to gr. &?;. cf. herisson.]
1. (zo?l.) a hedgehog.
2. (zo?l.) a sea urchin. see sea urchin.
3. a mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog. "we 'll dress [them] like urchins, ouphes, and fairies."
4. a pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy. and the urchins that stand with their thievish eyes forever on watch ran off each with a prize. howitt. you did indeed dissemble, you urchin you; but where's the girl that won't dissemble for an husband?
5. 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
fish (zo?l.), a diodon.
urchin
\ur"chin\, a. rough; pricking; piercing. [r.] "helping all urchin blasts."
urchin
n : poor and often mischievous city child
similar words(5)
keyhole urchin
cake urchin
heart urchin
wheel urchin
urchin fish
urchin
\ur"chin\ (?), n. [oe. urchon, irchon, a hedgehog, of. ireçon, eriçon, heri&?;on, herichon, f. hérisson, a derivative fr. l. ericius, from er a hedgehog, for her; akin to gr. &?;. cf. herisson.]
1. (zo?l.) a hedgehog.
2. (zo?l.) a sea urchin. see sea urchin.
3. a mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog. "we 'll dress [them] like urchins, ouphes, and fairies."
4. a pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy. and the urchins that stand with their thievish eyes forever on watch ran off each with a prize. howitt. you did indeed dissemble, you urchin you; but where's the girl that won't dissemble for an husband?
5. 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
fish (zo?l.), a diodon.
urchin
\ur"chin\, a. rough; pricking; piercing. [r.] "helping all urchin blasts."
urchin
n : poor and often mischievous city child
similar words(5)
keyhole urchin
cake urchin
heart urchin
wheel urchin
urchin fish
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urchin
A roguish, mischievous boy.
A roguish, mischievous boy.
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
urchin
garlach
garlach
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Draened
Draened = n. urchin, hedgehog
Draened = n. urchin, hedgehog
Morddraenog
Morddraenog = n. sea urchin
Socyn
Socyn = n. a pig; a little urchin
Urchin Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Urchin
Urchin is the old English term for hedgehog. As such, it is applied to many things that take a similar form to a hedgehog:
- Sea urchins are spiny sea creatures that are round and prickly like hedgehogs.
- In old theater, urchin was a common name for an elf or fairy that took on a prickly appearance.
It may also refer to:
- Street Urchin, a term for homeless children who live on the street.
- HMS Urchin, the name of four ships of the Royal Navy.
- The Urchin Software Corporation, a San Diego, California based web analytics company, now acquired by Google.
- Urchin (software), a series of web analytics developed by the Urchin Software Corporation.
- Urchin (band), a band led by Dave Murray and Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden.
- Urchins (band), a New Brunswick, New Jersey Alternative Rock band with Karen Bradbury - vocals, Albie Connolly - guitar, Andy Gesner - bass, Dave Reynolds - drums. Their first album "Yummy" released in 1995.
- Urchin (film), a film about a homeless boy living in underground tunnels, written and directed by John Harlacher.
- Urchin (Mail Order), a childrens mail order and catalogue company based in Marlborough, Wiltshire.
- Urchin (detonator), code name for the neutron generating device that triggered the nuclear detonation of the earliest plutonium atomic bombs
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