urchin
/ˈɜrtʃɪn/
noun
- A small, often mischievous or poorly dressed child, especially a boy.
- The old woman smiled at the urchin who had helped her carry her groceries.
- A group of street urchins gathered around the storyteller in the park.
- The little urchin ran through the market, dodging between shoppers.
- A sea urchin, a small sea animal with a round spiny shell.
- Sea urchins are a popular ingredient in sushi restaurants.
- The diver carefully picked up an urchin to show the students its spines.
- We found a purple urchin hiding under a rock in the tide pool.
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