hamster

«hamster» in Mova's school dictionary: a small furry animal with short legs, a short tail and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a hamster, hamsters)

meaning for a pupil

A hamster is a small furry animal with short legs, a short tail and big cheek pouches, often kept as a pet. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and lessons on pets, hamsters need a large cage with bedding, a wheel, fresh water, food (seeds, some vegetables) and gentle handling. They are nocturnal: they sleep in the day and are active at night. Hamsters store food in their cheek pouches. Syrian hamsters live alone; they fight other hamsters. Wash your hands after handling them.

examples

• Our class hamster is called Biscuit. tree →
• The hamster stuffed seeds into its cheeks. tree →
• Hamsters run on wheels at night. tree →
• Hold the hamster gently with both hands. tree →
• Clean the hamster's cage every week. tree →
• My hamster sleeps all day. tree →
• A hamster is a rodent like a mouse. tree →
• Wash your hands after holding the hamster. tree →

note

Countable. Hamsters are rodents (like mice and guinea pigs). They usually live about 2 to 3 years. Spelled «hamster» (not «hampster»).

In the corpora

• Asking for a joke about something very specific, like your own hamster, pushes a bot away from the oldest jokes.
• Hamsters are awake at night and should not be woken up in the day.
• A boy in Texas woke his hamster in the daytime by poking it; the startled hamster bit his finger hard.
• Adult Syrian hamsters fight, sometimes badly, so each one lives alone.
• A hamster wheel must be big enough for its back to stay straight, or it can hurt its spine.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hamster» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.