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- [ham-ster]
- /ˈhæm stər/
- /ˈhæm.stər/
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- [ham-ster]
- /ˈhæm stər/
Definitions of hamster word
- noun hamster any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches. 1
- noun hamster A solitary burrowing rodent with a short tail and large cheek pouches for carrying food, native to Europe and northern Asia. 1
- noun hamster small rodent kept as pet 1
- noun Definition of hamster in Technology 1. (programming) (From Fairchild) A particularly slick little piece of code that does one thing well; a small, self-contained hack. The image is of a hamster happily spinning its exercise wheel. 2. (hardware) A tailless mouse; that is, one with an infrared link to a receiver on the machine, as opposed to the conventional cable. 3. (product) (UK) Any item of hardware made by Amstrad, a company famous for its cheap plastic PC-almost-compatibles. 1
- countable noun hamster A hamster is a small furry animal which is similar to a mouse, and which is often kept as a pet. 0
- noun hamster any Eurasian burrowing rodent of the tribe Cricetini, such as Mesocricetus auratus (golden hamster), having a stocky body, short tail, and cheek pouches: family Cricetidae. They are popular pets 0
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Origin of hamster
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < German; compare Old High German hamastro, Old Saxon hamstra weevil
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Parts of speech for Hamster
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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hamster popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hamster usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with hamster
- how to take care of a hamster?
- how much does a hamster cost?
- how to draw a hamster?
- how much is a hamster?
- how do you spell hamster?
- how long do a hamster live?
- how to convince your parents to get a hamster?
- how long is a hamster pregnant?
- how to care for a hamster?
- how to tell if your hamster is pregnant?
- how to draw hamster?
- how to tame your hamster?
- how long does a hamster live?
- how to pick up a hamster?
- how to train a hamster?
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