Hamster is an English word with synonyms like rodent. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hamster meaning
- Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
- In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.
Synonyms of Hamster
Hamster vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Hamster
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. | Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. | In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.
- Useful related words include: rodent, gnawer, gnawing animal.
- Possible Dutch translations are: hamster.
- In the example corpus, hamster often appears in combinations such as: hamster wheel, the hamster, your hamster.
Context around Hamster
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hamster
- In this selection, "hamster" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sized, chinese, standard, wheel, types and shows stand out and add context to how "hamster" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a syrian hamster and an iguana hamster or some. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hamster" sits close to words such as abdi, absa and absconding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hamster
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alexa, your mother was a hamster. (6 words)
Man tried to travel the Atlantic in a hamster wheel, U.S. says. (13 words)
By awarding hamsters which match standard hamster types, hamster shows encourage planned and careful hamster breeding. (16 words)
I’ve woven in dozens of polished jokes and nuanced characters, as I try to reckon with my own addiction, the countless lies I’ve told to everyone I love, and the untimely death of a hamster named Jerry Maguire. (40 words)
In several instances, he used the hamster to document the equal rights of all beings, including Homo sapiens. citation Etymology The name "hamster" is a loanword from the German, which itself derives from earlier Middle High German hamastra. (38 words)
As ' legacy grows even faster than Cuddles the Hamster, Disney has an opportunity to carry on the spirit that launched a pop culture phenomenon and, perhaps, finally realize the potential they recognized all those years ago. (36 words)
Does that mean we can put him in a human sized hamster ball and roll him down a double diamond ski slope? (22 words)
And can you imagine that this hamster-brained man knows what the government is up to because he’s a quarterback doing research on YouTube and listening to podcasts? (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
By awarding hamsters which match standard hamster types, hamster shows encourage planned and careful hamster breeding.
For instance, the world was left positively stupefied by the premiere of The Hamster, a costume depicting an actual human-sized hamster that took “pants on the ground” to viscerally disturbing new levels.
Mins was famously known for his habit of talking to a hamster called Boo, whom he believed was a miniature giant space hamster, despite no one else ever witnessing any evidence of this.
Oh, ho, ho, ho I forgot to mention I want a hamster, a hamster cage, a notebook, paints, books, the Humphrey book series and pencils.
Cell culture assay Mammalian cell lines such as Chinese hamster V79 cells, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells or mouse lymphoma cells may be used to test for mutagenesis.
In several instances, he used the hamster to document the equal rights of all beings, including Homo sapiens. citation Etymology The name "hamster" is a loanword from the German, which itself derives from earlier Middle High German hamastra.
These include the maned hamster, or crested hamster, which is really the maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi).
As ' legacy grows even faster than Cuddles the Hamster, Disney has an opportunity to carry on the spirit that launched a pop culture phenomenon and, perhaps, finally realize the potential they recognized all those years ago.
Before approaching your hamster wash your hands with scent free soap and check he’s awake and out of his nest, it’s important not to disturb sleeping hamsters as they may bite from fear.
De Winton’s golden mole is a blind mammal about the size of a hamster, with powerful hearing and shimmering, tawny fur that helps it blend in with the South African sand dunes it calls home.
Does that mean we can put him in a human sized hamster ball and roll him down a double diamond ski slope?
I make do mostly with candles, and a complicated device by which wharf rats (stolen at random from the shore along here) run themselves ragged in a hamster wheel to power a miniature generator.
I’ve woven in dozens of polished jokes and nuanced characters, as I try to reckon with my own addiction, the countless lies I’ve told to everyone I love, and the untimely death of a hamster named Jerry Maguire.
Man tried to travel the Atlantic in a hamster wheel, U.S. says.
Though his reputation as a comic relief has been cemented through his jovial nature, Misc, and his hamster companion Boo, are willing and able to put up a fight when needed.
Unless your pet is an iguana, hamster or some sort of hairless cat, you likely have a layer of fur over every surface in your home.
Alexa, your mother was a hamster.
Alongside their four pigeons and two diamond doves, the Howletts' St. John's apartment is also home to a corn snake, a pumpkin patch tarantula, an African fat tail gecko and a Syrian hamster.
And can you imagine that this hamster-brained man knows what the government is up to because he’s a quarterback doing research on YouTube and listening to podcasts?
Ed “Hamster” Hamill — Folds of Honor Biplane: U.S. Air Force retired Col. Ed Hamill performs on the air-show circuit flying the Folds of Honor Biplane.
Common combinations with hamster
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hamster wheel 10×
- the hamster 8×
- your hamster 4×
- like hamster 4×
- chinese hamster 3×
- hamster is 3×
- of hamster 3×
- in hamster 3×
- pet hamster 3×
- hamster phodopus 3×