Hamster vs. Bat

Hamsternoun

Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.

Batnoun

Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation.

Hamsternoun

especially, the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, and the dwarf hamsters of genus Phodopus, often kept as a pets and used in scientific research.

‘It is the cutest sight to see a hamster stuff his puffy cheeks with food; where is it going to store it?’;

Batnoun

(offensive) An old woman.

Hamsternoun

Other rodents of similar appearance, such as the maned hamster or crested hamster, Lophiomys imhausi, mouse-like hamsters of genus Calomyscus, and the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus).

Batnoun

A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.

Hamsternoun

A small European rodent (Cricetus frumentarius). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations. Hamsters are commonly kept as a pets.

Batnoun

A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.

Hamsternoun

short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches

Batnoun

(two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.

Hamster

Hamsters are rodents (order Rodentia) belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae, which contains 19 species classified in seven genera. They have become established as popular small pets.

Batnoun

(mining) Shale or bituminous shale.

Batnoun

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

Batnoun

A part of a brick with one whole end.

Batnoun

A stroke; a sharp blow.

Batnoun

A stroke of work.

Batnoun

(informal) Rate of motion; speed.

Batnoun

A spree; a jollification.

Batnoun

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

Batnoun

(obsolete) packsaddle

Batverb

(transitive) to hit with a bat.

Batverb

(intransitive) to take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

Batverb

(intransitive) to strike or swipe as though with a bat

‘The cat batted at the toy.’;

Batverb

(transitive) to flutter: bat one's eyelashes.

Batverb

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

Batverb

To wink.

Batnoun

A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.

Batnoun

In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.

Batnoun

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

Batnoun

A part of a brick with one whole end; a brickbat.

Batnoun

Shale or bituminous shale.

Batnoun

A stroke; a sharp blow.

Batnoun

A stroke of work.

Batnoun

Rate of motion; speed.

Batnoun

A spree; a jollification.

Batnoun

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

Batnoun

One of the Chiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Chiroptera and Vampire.

‘Silent bats in drowsy clusters cling.’;

Batnoun

Same as Tical, n., 1.

Batverb

To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.

Batverb

To use a bat, as in a game of baseball; when used with a numerical postmodifier it indicates a baseball player's performance (as a decimal) at bat; as, he batted .270 in 1993 (i.e. he got safe hits in 27 percent of his official turns at bat).

Batverb

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

Batverb

To wink.

Batnoun

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

Batnoun

(baseball) a turn batting;

‘he was at bat when it happened’; ‘he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats’;

Batnoun

a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

Batnoun

a bat used in playing cricket

Batnoun

a club used for hitting a ball in various games

Batverb

strike with, or as if with a baseball bat;

‘bat the ball’;

Batverb

wink briefly;

‘bat one's eyelids’;

Batverb

have a turn at bat;

‘Jones bats first, followed by Martinez’;

Batverb

use a bat;

‘Who's batting?’;

Batverb

beat thoroughly in a competition or fight;

‘We licked the other team on Sunday!’;

Batnoun

an implement with a handle and a solid surface, typically of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as cricket, baseball, and table tennis

‘a cricket bat’;

Batnoun

a turn at playing with a bat.

Batnoun

a person batting, especially in cricket; a batsman

‘the team's opening bat’;

Batnoun

each of a pair of objects resembling table tennis bats, used by a person on the ground to guide a taxiing aircraft.

Batnoun

a slab on which pottery is formed, dried, or fired.

Batnoun

a mainly nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight, with membranous wings that extend between the fingers and limbs.

Batnoun

a woman regarded as unattractive or unpleasant

‘some deranged old bat’;

Batverb

(of a sports team or player) take the role of hitting rather than throwing the ball

‘Australia reached 263 for 4 after choosing to bat’;

Batverb

defend the interests of; support

‘she turned out to have the law batting for her’;

Batverb

hit at (someone or something) with the flat of one's hand

‘he batted the flies away’;

Batverb

flutter (one's eyelashes or eyelids), typically in a flirtatious manner

‘she batted her long dark eyelashes at him’;

Bat

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera. With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight.