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Badge

Definition: Badge

Badge

Noun

1. An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in".

2. Any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability".

Verb

1. Put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "badge" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Badge

DomainDefinition

Industry

Accessory for article of apparel. Source: European Union. (references)

Computing

A card, usually of plastic, containing a notched or magnetic stripe code for identifying an operator at a computer terminal. Source: European Union. (references)
 Machine-readable document with information punched into it used either to ensure that no mistake is made in the entry of employee numbers, job numbers or machine-tool numbers or to identify the identify the terminal user. The user inserts the badge into a terminal badge reader. Source: European Union. (references)

General

Identifying tag worn by meeting participants. Source: European Union. (references)

Multilingual Slang

Hungarian (plecsni , tre'). (references)

Slang in 1811

BADGE. A term used for one burned in the hand. He has got his badge, and piked; he was burned in the hand, and is at liberty. Cant. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Badge

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

BADGE

DutchBisfenol-A-diglycidyletherChemical Industry

BADGE

EnglishBisphenol-A-diglycidyletherChemical Industry

BADGE

FrenchBisphénol-A-diglycidylétherChemical Industry

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms within Context: Badge

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Disrepute

Crying shame, burning shame; scandalum magnatum, badge of infamy, blot in one's escutcheon; bend sinister, bar sinister; champain, point champain; byword of reproach; Ichabod.

Indication

Badge, criterion; countercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoil; duplicate, tally; label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop; dib; totem; tessera, card, bill; witness, voucher; stamp; cacher; trade mark, Hall mark.

Scepter

Noun: scepter, regalia, caduceus; Mercury's rod, Mercury's staff, Mercury's wand; rod of empire, mace, fasces, wand; staff, staff of office; baton, truncheon; flag; (insignia); ensign of authority, emblem of authority, badge of authority, insignia of authority.

Servant

Badge of slavery; bonds.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Badge

English words defined with "badge": Badgeless, Blue ribbonchevron, Cockle hatGeneva cross, grade insigniaI.D., insigniamerit badgered, Red hand, Red Republican, Regality, Ribbon Society, rosetteSaint George's ensign, stripe, stripesTicket porter, To make one's markWars of the Roses, White ribbon, White staff. (references)
Specialty definitions using "badge": AlcantaraBadge of Poverty, Badge-men, Bengal Tigers, Blue-gownsCrossDyvourEpauletFeme-covert, Film badge, Film Dosimetry, Flowers and TreesGreen Ribbon DayPHOENIX-MEN, Public-house SignsRadiometry, Red Button, Red Coats, RosesSAMPLE SELECTOR, Silver C, St. George's Cross, Sun Inntable workerUlster BadgeVulcan's BadgeWhite Cockade. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Badge" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (badge, sticker), Indonesian (badge).

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Modern Usage: Badge

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans who are trained to kill me, so don't think you can come down here, flash a badge, and make me nervous (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

Get out, you're nothing but a lot of talk and a badge. (The Untouchables; writing credit: Oscar Fraley; Eliot Ness)

It takes one solid weekend of training to get that badge. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Hold up your badge, so they'll know you're a policeman (L.A. Confidential; writing credit: Brian Helgeland)

Yeah, I love living in New York, man, and people who live in New York, we wear that fact like a badge right on our sleeve because we know that fact impresses everybody (Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer; writing credit: Denis Leary)

Lyrics

Man with a badge came knocking next morning (Hazard; performing artist: Richard Marx)

Clever

You work for a defense contractor if your badge company name is applied with scotch tape. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

The Red Badge of Courage (1974)

Badge 373 (1973)

The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957)

Two Guns and a Badge (1954)

The Man Behind the Badge (1953)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Badge

DomainTitle

Books

  • Badge and Buckshot: Lawlessness in Old California (reference)

  • Badge of Betrayal: The Devastating True Story of a Roque Cop Turned Murderer (reference)

  • Badge of Glory (The Royal Marines Saga, Volume 1) (reference)

  • Badge of the Assassin (reference)

  • Cliffsnotes Crane's the Red Badge of Courage (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Badge

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Photo Album: Badge

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Photographed in 1917-19. Note that she is wearing a Yeoman 2nd Class rating badge, but has a Chief Petty Officer's insignia on her hat. Credit: NAVY.

In port when first completed, circa early 1939. Note ship's badge mounted on her bow, and snowy conditions at right. Credit: NAVY.

Grand National Whig prize banner badge. Credit: Library of Congress.

Clay-Frelinghuysen campaign badge. Credit: Library of Congress.

W.C. Round, Confederate veteran, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, wearing badge during celebration at Bull Run. Credit: Library of Congress.

Page of advertisements, with cartoon "winning and wearing", showing man asking to buy a Copperhead badge, from shopkeeper, who hits him. Credit: Library of Congress.

U.S.S. Texas, presentation of cross and badge to Ensign Gherardi by the King's daughters, Aug. 8, 1897. Credit: Library of Congress.

Gorham (vicinity), New Hampshire. A badge worn by female and male fire guards in the national forests. Credit: Library of Congress.

Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution badge. Credit: Library of Congress.

Buy a Liberty Bond of the U.S. government and wear this button - it is a badge of honor / Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co. Chicago. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Badge
 

"1965 VW Kharmann Ghia Badge" by Aaron Gardner
Commentary: "The badge... could've been better :/."
"Beatles badge" by Radek Bayek
Commentary: "I am a beatles fan so I couldn't resist...Please let me know if you find it useful at all."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Badge

AuthorQuotation

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Repose and cheerfulness are the badge of the gentleman -- repose in energy.

Stephen Crane

He wishes that he, too, had a wound, a red badge of courage.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Badge

TitleAuthorQuote

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Her breast, with its badge of shame, was but the softer pillow for the head that needed one.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

The little silk badge with the white rose on it that was pinned on the breast of his jacket began to flutter

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Badge

SubjectTopicQuote

Civil Liberties

Haiti

The attackers forced him to pull over in a nearby gas station, where they kept him at gunpoint and wrote down his identification and press badge numbers. (references)

Economic History

Japan

Particularly in the more modern, more service-oriented sectors of the economy, purchase by foreigners is becoming less of a badge of shame than in years past. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

EPAULET, n. An ornamented badge, serving to distinguish a military officer from the enemy -- that is to say, from the officer of lower rank to whom his death would give promotion.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Badge

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Bill Maher

Well, if I was over there and part of the media, that would be quite a badge of bravery to follow troops into a chemical zone.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Badge

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Grover Cleveland

1885-1889; 1893-1897The enjoyment of this right follows the badge of citizenship wherever found, and, unimpaired by race or color, it appeals for recognition to American manliness and fairness.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Badge

"Badge" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.37% of the time. "Badge" is used about 430 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)98.37%42313,476
Lexical Verb (base form)1.4%6143,867
Lexical Verb (infinitive)0.23%1339,140
                    Total100.00%430N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Badge

Expressions using "badge": athletics badge badge of authority badge of office badge of rank badge of slavery dosimeter badge merit badge name badge policeman's badge quarter badge red cross badge. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "badge": badge-covered.

Ending with "badge": lapel-badge.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Badge

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

badge

944

girl scout badge

78

police badge

664

bsa merit badge

76

merit badge

350

id badge holder

73

name badge

339

badge reel

69

boy scout merit badge

322

blackington badge

68

badge holder

274

fbi badge

66

id badge

236

badge boy merit requirement scout

63

custom badge

181

sheriff badge

62

red badge of courage

178

badge a minute

54

identification badge

158

photo id badge

50

master badge

138

badge lanyards

47

security badge

114

badge military

46

name badge holder

105

badge.com merit

43

law enforcement badge

100

retractable badge holder

42

badge clip

98

lapd badge

42

badge case

89

id badge system

41

badge maker

85

badge lanyard

39

badge a minit

84

employee id badge

39

badge merit requirement

81

car badge

39

badge software

78

boy scout of america merit badge

38

photo badge

38
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Badge

Language Translations for "badge"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

simbol (denotation, emblem, ensign, insignia, notation, sacrament, sign, symbol), shenjë dalluese (difference, hallmark, insignia, logo, trademark), distinktiv (arms, insignia). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏وسم بعلامة (tick), ‏علامة مميزة (diagnostic, earmark, impress, insignia, stigma), ‏الإنتساب, ‏إنتساب (claiming relationship), ‏شارة (crest, disc, ensign, insignia, logo, nameplate, rosette, signpost). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

символ (allegory, emblem, exponent, insignia, representation, sacrament, sign, symbol, token, totem, type), отличителен белег (character, characteristic, difference, feature, marker, note, trademark, trait), значка (ensign, favour, insignia), знак (check, denotation, ensign, indication, parallel, patent, peg, place, seal, sign, signal, symptom, type, vestige), признак (denotation, indication, note, show, sign, symptom, tincture, token, vestige, warning). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

徽章 . (various references)

   

Czech

  

symbol (byword, emblem, symbol), odznak (emblem, Favor, favour, sign). (various references)

   

Danish

  

badge, navneskilt (name badge, name tag), monogram (crest, monogram), maerke (flag, leading mark, mark), kort (brief, short), identitetsskilt. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

insigne (insignia), wapen (insignia, weapon), blazoen (insignia). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

insigno (insignia). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

نشان (Aim, Attribute, Banner, Brand, Clue, Emblem, Ensign, Hallmark, Impress, Mark, Medal, Memento, Plaque, Presage, Score, Seal, Show, Sign, Signal, Stamp, Standard, Symbol, Symptom, Tally, Target, Token, Trace, Track, Tract), علامت (Allegory, Banner, Brand, Emblem, Mark, Marker, Name, Presage, Showing, Sign, Signal, Stripe, Symbol, Symptom, Tally, Tick, Token), امضاء وعلامت برجسته ومشخص . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

tunnus (emblem, mark, password, sign, watchword), tunnistuskortti, monogrammi (monogram), kortti (card, map, menu, rationing-card), henkilökortti (Identity card), arvomerkki (chevron). (various references)

   

French

  

insigne, BADGE (name badge). (various references)

   

German

  

abzeichen (character, colors, colours, decoration, emblem, Favor, favour, insignia, mark, pin, sign), ausweis (card, identification, identity card, papers, pass, proof, sign, token). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κονκάρδα (cockade, rosette), έμβλημα (bearing, emblem). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

תג (circumflex, label, tab, tag), טוטפת (band, frontlet, phylactery), סמל (crest, device, emblem, image, likeness, sign, symbol, token). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

jelvény (cognizance, ensign, favor, favour, insignia). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

bet (bad), badge, tanda pangkat (designation), lencana (emblem, insignia, pin). (various references)

   

Italian

  

distintivo (button, discriminating, distinctive, insignias). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

記章 (insignia, medal). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

バッジ , きしょう (beauty spot, climate, damage, disposition, emblem, getting out of bed, happy laughter, injury, insignia, medal, memorizing, rare, rising, scarce, temperament, unexpected victory, victory by uncommon stratagem, vow, weather). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

기장. (various references)

   

Manx

  

cowrey (attribute, beacon, brand, caret, character, check, denotation, emblem, evidence, feature, gesture, hint, indication, intimation, mark, marque, motion, sign, signal, stamp, symbol, symptom, token, trace, wealth). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

merke (detect, ensign, imprint). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

adgebay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

emblema (crescent, emblem, ensign, flag, insignia, medallion, symbol). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

stigmatiza (brand, denunciate, post, sear, stigmatize), stigmat (blemish, brand, flaw, note, stigma), simbol (note, sign, symbol, token, type), semn (auspice, Beck, brand, character, denotation, dint, emblem, evidence, Favor, favour, gesture, impress, index, indication, Mark, note, office, portent, print, property, scar, score, scratch, seal, sign, signal, splash, spot, symbol, symptom, token, trace, track, vestige, wave), marcã (hallmark, make, Mark, purity, sign, stamp), marca (brand, designate, ear-mark, hall mark, label, Mark, mark out, record, register, say, score, show, stamp, stencil, underline), insignã (ensign), însemna (be, betoken, brand, chalk out, connote, denote, dint, excoriate, imply, import, item, jot down, mark off, mean, note, record, scotch, signify, spell, stand, tick). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

значок (ensign, favour, ideograph). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

loinn (a badge, charm, comeliness, glade, good condition). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

bedž, značka (pin, tally, token), oznaka (denotement, designation, hallmark, index, label, mark, marking, tally). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

distintivo (distinctive, distinguishing, insignia, symbol). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

medlemsmärke, emblem (device, emblem, figure). (various references)

   

Thai

  

เข็ม (needle), ติดเข็ม. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

rozet (pin, rosette), nişan (affiance, betrothal, brand, butt, decoration, device, engagement, ensign, espousal, gong, Mark, medal, order, plume, sign, target), işaret (augury, character, chop, clew, clue, cue, device, distinguishing mark, earmark, ensign, foretoken, gesture, glimpse, graph, harbinger, hint, index, indication, indicator, landmark, logo, logotype, marker, note, pip, prognostic, prognostication, representation, sign, signal, signature, symbol, symptom, token, touch, trace). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

символ (attribute, by-word, symbol, token, type), відзначати значком, ознака (augury, bodement, character, characteristic, diagnostic, indication, note, omen, ostent, portent, prognostic, prophet, sign, testimonial, vestige), значок (colors, colours, ensign, ideogram, ideograph), знак розрізнення (symbol), емблема (blazon, cognizance, colors, colours, emblem), бляха, поліцай (officer, peon). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

vật tượng trưng, quân hàm, phù hiệu, lon biểu hiện, huy hiệu, dấu hiệu (note, sign, signal, signature, token). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

bathodyn (medal). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Badge

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

insigne, insigni. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Badge

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 28, Verse 11
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintMeta de treiV mhnaV anhcqhmen en ploiw parakeceimakoti en th nhsw alexandrinw parashmw dioskouroiV
Latin405VulgatePost menses autem tres navigavimus in nave alexandrina quae in insula hiemaverat cui erat insigne Castorum
Middle English1395WyclifAnd after thre monethis we schippiden in a schip of Alisaundre, that hadde wyntrid in the ile, to which was an excellent singne of Castours.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAfter thre monethes we departed in a ship of Alexandry which had wyntred in the yle whose badge was Castor and Pollux.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd after three months we went to sea in a ship of Alexandria sailing under the sign of the Dioscuri, which had been at the island for the winter.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Badge

LanguageActs Chapter 28, Verse 11
AlbanianPas tre muajsh u nisëm me një anije të Aleksandrisë, që kishte dimëruar në ishull dhe që kishte si shenjë Dioskurët.
Cebuano¶ Tapus sa tulo ka bulan kami nanggikan sakay sa usa ka sakayan nga nagpalabay sa tingtugnaw niadtong dapita, sakayan nga taga-Alejandria nga may bansiwag nga dagway sa Kaluhang Lalaki.
CroatianNakon tri mjeseca otplovismo aleksandrijskom laðom koja je prezimila na otoku i imala za znak Dioskure.
DanishMen efter tre Måneders Forløb sejlede vi da bort i et aleksandrinsk Skib, som havde haft Vinterleje ved Øen og førte Tvillingernes Mærke.
DutchEn na drie maanden voeren wij af in een schip van Alexandrie, dat in het eiland overwinterd had, hebbende tot een teken, Kastor en Pollux.
FinnishKolmen kuukauden kuluttua me purjehdimme sieltä aleksandrialaisessa laivassa, joka oli talvehtinut saarella ja jolla oli merkkinä Kastorin ja Polluksin kuva.
FrenchAprès un séjour de trois mois, nous nous embarquâmes sur un navire d`Alexandrie, qui avait passé l`hiver dans l`île, et qui portait pour enseigne les Dioscures.
GermanNach drei Monaten aber fuhren wir aus in einem Schiffe von Alexandrien, welches bei der Insel überwintert hatte und hatte ein Panier der Zwillinge.
Haitian Creole¶ Apre twa mwa, nou pati nan yon batiman Aleksandri ki te pase tout tan fredi a nan lil la. Yo te rele batiman an Marasa.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSesudah tiga bulan di sana, kami berangkat dari pulau itu naik sebuah kapal dari Aleksandria yang selama musim dingin berlabuh di pulau itu. Kapal itu memakai lambang "Dewa Kembar Kastor dan Poluks".
LatvianPçc trim mçneðiem mçs aizbraucâm Aleksandrijas kuìî, kas pârziemoja salâ un kam bija Kastora zîme.
Maori¶ A muri iho i nga marama e toru, ka rere matou i runga i tetahi kaipuke o Arehanaria, i tu nei ki taua motu i te hotoke, ko Katoro raua ko Poruku te tohu.
RumanianDupq o wedere de trei luni, am pornit cu o corabie din Alexandria, care iernase kn ostrov wi care purta semnul Dioscurilor.
RussianюЕТЕЪ ФТЙ НЕУСГБ НЩ ПФРМЩМЙ ОБ бМЕЛУБОДТЙКУЛПН ЛПТБВМЕ, ОБЪЩЧБЕНПН дЙПУЛХТЩ, ЪЙНПЧБЧЫЕН ОБ ФПН ПУФТПЧЕ,
Shuar¶ Ii wétsuk Nú nunkanam Menaintiú nantu pujusmiaji. Tura Nuyá Chíkich kanunam enkempramiaji. Nu kanusha Arijiántrianmaya yaunchu tau Menaintiú nantu yumi Yútakui nui pujumiayi. Nú kanu nujiin numi-yus najankamu Jímiar ekemiarmiayi, ni Náarinkia Kástur tura Púruks.
SwahiliBaada ya miezi mitatu tulianza tena safari yetu kwa meli moja ya Aleksandria iitwayo "Miungu Pacha". Meli hiyo ilikuwa imetia nanga kisiwani wakati wote wa baridi.
SwedishDå tre månader voro förlidna, avseglade vi på ett skepp som hade legat vid ön över vintern; det var från Alexandria och bar Tvillinggudarnas bilder.
Uma¶ Hono' -makai tolu mula hi lewuto' Malta, me'ongko' wo'o-makai mpohawi' kapal to ngkai Aleksandria. Kapal toe mahae-imi-hana mento'o hi lewuto' mpeka'au katimpaliu-na tempo lengi'. Hanga' kapal toe, Anitu Moropa'.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Badge

Derivations

Words beginning with "badge": badged, badger, badgered, badgering, badgerly, badgers, badges. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Badge" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adeg, adge, bacg, badae, badee, badega, badei, Badejo, Badgan, badget, badle, bage, baged, bageu, Bagge, Bagoe, baige, Baigue, bange, bardge, Bauge, bawg, beadgc, Bedgey, biage, Bidge, bildge, Eadgbe, gadgi. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Badge"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "badge" (pronounced ba"j)
2-a" jHajj.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Badge

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-g"

-1 letter: abed, aged, bade, bead, egad, gaed.

-2 letters: age, bad, bag, bed, beg, dab, dag, deb, gab, gad, gae, ged.

-3 letters: ab, ad, ae, ag, ba, be, de, ed.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e-g"
 

+1 letter: badged, badger, badges, bagged, banged, barged, beglad, bodega, gabbed, gabled, garbed.

 

+2 letters: abridge, badgers, bandage, beading, begazed, beglads, bighead, bodegas, bondage, bragged, brigade, dogbane, feedbag, gabbled, gambade, gambled, garbled, grabbed.

 

+3 letters: abridged, abridger, abridges, badgered, badgerly, badinage, bandaged, bandager, bandages, barraged, beadings, bearding, begalled, beggared, bigarade, bigheads, birdcage, blindage, bondages, breading, brigaded, brigades, cabbaged, debasing, debating, dogbanes, feedbags, gabelled, gambades, gamboled, gimbaled, globated, grabbled, gradable, guidable, pegboard, slugabed, subgrade.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Spoken
12. Quotations: Speeches
13. Usage Frequency
14. Expressions
15. Expressions: Internet
16. Translations: Modern
17. Translations: Ancient
18. Bible Trace
19. Abbreviations
20. Acronyms
21. Derivations
22. Rhymes
23. Anagrams
24. Bibliography


  

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