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Definition: Badger |
BadgerNoun1. Sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere. Verb1. Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer". 2. Persuade through constant efforts. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "badger" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
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Bible | Badger this word is found in Ex. 25:5; 26:14; 35:7, 23; 36:19; 39:34; Num. 4:6, etc. The tabernacle was covered with badgers' skins; the shoes of women were also made of them (Ezek. 16:10). Our translators seem to have been misled by the similarity in sound of the Hebrew _tachash_ and the Latin _taxus_, "a badger." The revisers have correctly substituted "seal skins." The Arabs of the Sinaitic peninsula apply the name _tucash_ to the seals and dugongs which are common in the Red Sea, and the skins of which are largely used as leather and for sandals. Though the badger is common in Palestine, and might occur in the wilderness, its small hide would have been useless as a tent covering. The dugong, very plentiful in the shallow waters on the shores of the Red Sea, is a marine animal from 12 to 30 feet long, something between a whale and a seal, never leaving the water, but very easily caught. It grazes on seaweed, and is known by naturalists as Halicore tabernaculi. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of a badger, is a sign of luck after battles with hardships. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Badger (A) A licensed huckster, who was obliged to wear a badge. By 5 Eliz., c. 12, it was enacted that "Badgers were to be licensed annually, under a penalty of #5." "Under Dec. 17, 1565, we read of "Certain persons upon Humber side who ... by great quantities of corn two of whom were authorised badgers."" - State Papers (Domestic Series). Badger (To) To tease or annoy by superior numbers. In allusion to the ancient custom of badger-baiting. A badger was kennelled in a tub, where dogs were set upon him to worry him out. When dragged from his tub the poor beast was allowed to retire to it till he recovered from the attack. This process was repeated several times. Badger. It is a vulgar error that the legs of a badger are shorter on one side than on the other. "I think that Titus Oates was as uneven as a badger." - Lord Macaulay. Drawing a badger is drawing him out of his tub by means of dogs. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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A Badger
- is an animal of the typical genus Meles or of the Mustelidae, with a distinctive black and white striped face - see Badger (animal).
- was, in English, a dealer in food - Badger (person).
- is the name of a number of towns in the USA
- Badger, Iowa
- Badger Township, Polk County, Minnesota
- Badger, Minnesota
- Badger, South Dakota
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Badgers Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Subfamilies: Melinae
Mellivorinae
Taxidiinae
Genera Mydeus
Arctonyx
Melogale
Meles
Mellivora
TaxideaBadger is the common name for any animal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: the same mammal family as the ferrets, the weasels, the otters, and several other types of carnivore. There are 9 species of badger, in three subfamilies: Melinae (the Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae, (the Ratel or Honey Badger), and Taxidiinae (the American Badger).
The word badger was also used in English to refer to a dealer in food -- see Badger (person).
The name is possibly derived from the word badge, on account of the marks on the head; or it may be identical with the term noted below, the French blaireau being used in both senses.
Typical badgers (Meles, Arctonyx, Taxidea and Mellivora species) are short-legged and heavy-set. The lower jaw is articulated to the upper, by means of a transverse condyle firmly locked into a long cavity of the cranium, so that dislocation of the jaw is all but impossible. This enables the badger to maintain its hold with the utmost tenacity.
American Badger
(Larger image)Mustelidae Family
- Subfamily Lutrinae: otters
- Subfamily Melinae
- Indonesian or Javan stink badger (Teledu), Mydaus javanensis
- Palawan stink badger, Mydaus marchei
- hog badger, Arctonyx collaris
- Burmese ferret badger, Melogale personata
- Oriental ferret badger, Melogale orientalis
- Chinese ferret badger, Melogale moschata
- Everett's ferret badger, Melogale everetti
- Eurasian badger, Meles meles
- Subfamily Mellivorinae
- ratel or honey badger, Mellivora capensis
- Subfamily Taxidiinae:
- American badger, Taxidea taxus
- Subfamily Mustelinae: weasels, martens, polecats and allies
Melinae subfamily
Indonesian or Javan stink badger (Mydaus meliceps)
The Indonesian stink badger is confined to the mountains of Java (where it is called the teledu), Sumatra and Borneo. The head and body are about 15 in. long, and the tail no more than an inch; the fur is dark brown, with the top of the head, neck and a broad dorsal stripe, white. Like the skunk, this animal can eject the foetid secretion of the anal glands.
Palawan Stink Badger (Mydaus marchei)
Hog Badger (Arctonyx collaris)
Indian Ferret Badger (Melogale personata)
Oriental Ferret Badger (Melogale orientalis)
Chineese Ferret Badger (Melogale moschata)
Everett's Ferret Badger (Melogale everetti)
Eurasian Badger (Meles meles)
The Eurasian badger is found across most of Europe and many parts of Asia, from about 15° to 65° North, and from about 10° West to 135° East. It is particularly abundant in Britain and Ireland.It is around 90 cm long (including a 20cm tail) and weighs 10 kilos on average. Weights can vary enormously however. In the northern parts of the species' range, badgers put on fat in the autumn to help them through the winter months. In parts of Russia, badgers may weigh as much as 32 kilos in the autumn. Their fat reserves enable them to spend up to 6 months asleep in their setts over the long, freezing Russian winter. The general hue of its fur is grey above and black on the under parts with a distinctive black and white striped face. Eurasian Badgers are nocturnal, omnivorous and territorial, but can be found in groups (called clans) of up to 12, living in extensive underground homes called setts. Males are called boars and females sows, the young are cubs. Badgers live for three to 12 years (up to 16 in captivity). If they survive their first year, the most common cause of death is by road traffic. In habits it may be taken as typical of the subfamily.
It feeds on roots, beech-mast, fruits, the eggs of birds, ?small quadrupeds, frogs and insects. It is said also to dig up the nests of wasps in order to eat the larvae.
Accepted subspecies include Meles meles meles (Western Europe), Meles meles marianensis (Spain and Portugal), Meles meles leptorynchus (Russia), Meles meles leucurus (China and Tibet), and Meles meles anaguma (Japan).
Fossil remains of the badger have been found in England in deposits of Pleistocene age.
Mellivorinae subfamily
Ratel or Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis)
Closely related to the Eurasian badger, the South African form is said to rob the bees of their honey. The male and female are seldom seen together, and are supposed to trace each other by the odour of the secretion in the anal glands.
Taxidiinae subfamily
American Badger (Taxidea taxus)
The American badger ranges over the greater part of the western and central United States as well as northern Mexico and southern Canada. Like the Eurasian badger it is a powerful digger, but some of its behaviors differ from those of its relatives.T. taxus is more carnivorous than the Meles species, and does not inhabit a permanent sett, or burrow. Unless it is courting or rearing young, the American badger lives apart from others of its kind. It hunts, wanders and sleeps in temporary burrows within a given territory, often inhabiting holes excavated by other animals and sometimes even sharing space with the original tenants.
Badgers and Humans
The badger's skill at digging has led to folk beliefs that the animal's paws give good luck in childbirth. The Pueblo people consider the badger great healers and believe them to be intimately connected to their shamans. Japanese legends include shapeshifting badgers.
The badger does not usually seek to attack, but, when driven to bay, its great muscular power and tough hide render it a formidable antagonist. Consequently the amimals were used in the cruel sport of badger-baiting.
Badgers are listed in Appendix III of the Berne Convention, but are not otherwise the subject of any international treaty or legislation. Badgers are hunted in many countries, either as a perceived pest, or for sport. Many badger setts in Europe were gassed during the 1960s and 70s to control rabies.
Badger Digging
Badger digging is the process of digging a badger out of its set. Terriers or dachshunds (dogs) are used to locate the badger in the tunnel, after which the diggers attempt to dig down to the badger. If the badger tries to dig to escape, the dog will attack. Sometimes radio transmitters are attached to the dog to help in its location. The captured badger may sometimes be released elsewhere, but is more often killed or used in badger baiting.
Badger Baiting
In the "sport" of bager baiting, a badger, usually teathered, is attacked by a succession of dogs. When the badger is no longer able to fight, it is killed. Betting is usually also involved. Badger baiting has been practiced since at least the middle ages in Europe.
United Kingdom
Badger-baiting was formerly popular throughout Great Britain, until prohibited about the middle of the 19th century, together with bear-baiting and bull-baiting. Badgers digging was made illegal in 1973 under the Badger Act. However an estimated 10,000 badgers are still killed each year by badger baiting, digging, shooting, and other illegal means.Amid concern over bovine tuberculosis (TB), test carrrried out by the Ministry of Agriculture in the early 1970s showed that TB was more common in badgers than in other species. In 1973 they sponsored the Badger Act, allowing licenses to be issued for the culling of badgers. However there are various other theories concerning the transmission of TB to cattle, and badger culling remains a contentious issue in the UK. The most recent legislation is the Protection of Badgers Act of 1992.
Badgers are popular with the general public, if not with farmers, and societies exist to protect the species.
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Badger (animal)."
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A Badger was, in English, a term of uncertain derivation (possibly derived from bagger, in allusion to the hawker's bag) for a dealer in food, such as corn or victuals (more expressly, fish, butter or cheese), which he has purchased in one place and brought for sale to another place; an itinerant dealer, corresponding to the modern hawker or huckster.An English statute of 1552 which summarized, and prescribed penalties against, the offences of engrossing, forestalling and regrating, specially exempted badgers from these penalties, but required them to be licensed by three justices of the peace for the county in which they lived.
A statute of 1562-1563, after declaring that many people took up the trade of badgering seeking only to live easily and to leave their honest labour, enacted that badgers should be licensed for a year only, should be householders of three years standing in the county in which they were licensed, and should enter into recognizances not to engross or forestall.
An act of 1844 abolished the offence of badgering, and repealed the statutes passed in relation to it. The word is now archaic in this respect, and probably obsolete.
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Badger is a city located in Webster County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 610.Geography
Badger is located at 42°36'55" North, 94°8'40" West (42.615303, -94.144454)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²). 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 610 people, 227 households, and 172 families residing in the city. The population density is 139.4/km² (360.7/mi²). There are 232 housing units at an average density of 53.0/km² (137.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.67% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. 0.49% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 227 households out of which 41.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% are married couples living together, 8.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% are non-families. 19.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.69 and the average family size is 3.10. In the city the population is spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.9 males. The median income for a household in the city is $41,250, and the median income for a family is $46,250. Males have a median income of $35,000 versus $21,458 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,573. 7.8% of the population and 6.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 11.2% are under the age of 18 and 6.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Badger, Iowa."
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Badger is a city located in Roseau County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 470.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 470 people, 207 households, and 127 families residing in the city. The population density is 136.4/km² (352.9/mi²). There are 228 housing units at an average density of 66.2/km² (171.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.21% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 207 households out of which 34.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% are married couples living together, 14.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% are non-families. 33.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.27 and the average family size is 2.90. In the city the population is spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.7 males. The median income for a household in the city is $30,234, and the median income for a family is $35,833. Males have a median income of $28,646 versus $23,594 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,727. 9.9% of the population and 8.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 11.7% are under the age of 18 and 11.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Badger, Minnesota."
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Badger is a town located in Kingsbury County, South Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 144.Geography
Badger is located at 44°29'8" North, 97°12'27" West (44.485685, -97.207380)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.7 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 144 people, 62 households, and 45 families residing in the town. The population density is 52.5/km² (135.3/mi²). There are 66 housing units at an average density of 24.0/km² (62.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 99.31% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 62 households out of which 24.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% are married couples living together, 11.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% are non-families. 27.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.32 and the average family size is 2.82. In the town the population is spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 29.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 49 years. For every 100 females there are 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $30,278, and the median income for a family is $32,361. Males have a median income of $25,500 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,508. 3.0% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 11.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Badger, South Dakota."
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At least three United States Navy ships have been named Badger, the first after the burrowing mammal, and the later ones after Oscar C. Badger, a 19th century commodore.
The ships George E. Badger (DD-196) (later APD-33) and Charles J. Badger (DD-657) may be referred to informally as "Badger".
- The first Badger was an auxiliary cruiser purchased in 1898 and used in the Spanish-American War.
- The second Badger (DD-126) was a destroyer commissioned 1919 and active in World War II.
- The third Badger (DE-1071) was a destroyer escort commissioned 1970 and reclassed as frigate FF-1071 in 1975, decommissioned 1991 and sunk in 1998 during target practice.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "USS Badger."
Synonyms: BadgerSynonyms: beleaguer (v), bug (v), harass (v), pester (v), tease (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Animal | Dog, hound; pup, puppy; whelp, cur, mongrel; house dog, watch dog, sheep dog, shepherd's dog, sporting dog, fancy dog, lap dog, toy dog, bull dog, badger dog; mastiff; blood hound, grey hound, stag hound, deer hound, fox hound, otter hound; harrier, beagle, spaniel, pointer, setter, retriever; Newfoundland; water dog, water spaniel; pug, poodle; turnspit; terrier; fox terrier, Skye terrier; Dandie Dinmont; collie. |
Pain | Displease, annoy, incommode, discompose, trouble, disquiet; faze, feaze, feeze (U.S.); disturb, cross, perplex, molest, tease, tire, irk, vex, mortify, wherret, worry, plague, bother, pester, bore, pother, harass, harry, badger, heckle, bait, beset, infest, persecute, importune. |
Stealing | Plunder, pillage, rifle, sack, loot, ransack, spoil, spoliate, despoil, strip, sweep, gut, forage, levy blackmail, pirate, pickeer, maraud, lift cattle, poach; smuggle, run; badger; bail up, hold up, stick up; bunco, bunko, filibuster. |
Filibustering, filibusterism; burglary; housebreaking; badger game. | |
Thief | Spoiler, depredator, pillager, marauder; harpy, shark, land shark, falcon, mosstrooper, bushranger, Bedouin, brigand, freebooter, bandit, thug, dacoit; pirate, corsair, viking, Paul Jones, buccaneer, buccanier; piqueerer, pickeerer; rover, ranger, privateer, filibuster; rapparee, wrecker, picaroon; smuggler, poacher; abductor, badger, bunko man, cattle thief, chor, contrabandist, crook, hawk, holdup man, hold-up, jackleg, kidnaper, rustler, cattle rustler, sandbagger, sea king, skin, sneak thief, spieler, strong-arm man. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Badger |
| English words defined with "badger": American badger, Arctonyx collaris ♦ Badgered, Badger-legged, Bawson, Brock, Bullirag ♦ Eurasian badger ♦ ferret badger, Fiants ♦ hog badger, hog-nosed badger ♦ Meles meles, Mistonusk ♦ sand badger ♦ Taxel, Taxidea taxus, Teledu ♦ wombat. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "badger": ARK RUFFIANS ♦ Misnomers ♦ Slopard ♦ Thahash. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "badger": Perameles. (references) |
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Screenplays | Badger my ass, its probably just Milhouse (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) It feels like a badger died in my mouth (The Last of the High Kings; writing credit: Gabriel Byrne; David Keating) The wheel never stops turning, Badger. (Firefly; writing credit: Michael Mates) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The American Badger (1921) When the Gods Played a Badger Game (1915) Badger (2002) Bodger and Badger (1989) | |
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 | The Agua Fria National Monument is only 40 miles outside of Phoenix. It can be accessed by taking Interstate 17 to Badger Springs or Bloody Basin Road. There are great photo opportunities and interesting places to explore. Credit: John Beckett. |  | A road to Badger Springs in the Agua Fria National Monument. Credit: Chris Tincher. |
 | L.F. Badger / P. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Roy Perry.. |  | Some of the eighty reserve destroyers in San Diego harbor, part of some 260 destroyers laid up there and at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photograph dated 29 December 1926. Identifiable ships present include (from left to right): USS Kennison (DD-138); USS Jacob Jones (DD-130); USS Aulick (DD-258); USS Babbitt (DD-128); USS Twiggs (DD-127); and USS Badger (DD-126). Credit: NAVY. |
 | These ships are (from left to right): USS Badger (DD-126); USS Claxton (DD-140); USS Philip (DD-76); USS Broome (DD-210); and the stricken Corry (ex DD-334), which is being scrapped. This view is cropped from Photo # NH 70793. Credit: NAVY. |  | Staff of Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger, Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, in a planning session on board Wyoming in 1913. Those present around the table are (from left to right): Lieutenant Gardner L. Caskey, USN; Lieutenant Commander Walton R. Sexton, USN; Lieutenant Commander Frank R. McCrary, USN; Lieutenant Stanford C. Hooper, USN; Major Albertus W. Catlin, USMC; and Commander Carl T. Vogelgesang, USN. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Rowing a small lap-strake boat while practicing for the Boston Regatta, off the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, in 1918. One of the women in the boat has been identified as Una Badger (Schurman). Credit: NAVY. |  | Large bird and small birds attacking badger. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Black badger in forest. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | George Edmund Badger, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to left. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Badger Swimming Under Water Ha" by David Sinofksy Commentary: "Badger Swimming Under Water Having Fun from Florida Zoo." |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | An old, old man with a bent back came like a badger out of a tent and snooped near, sniffing the air as he came |
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| "Badger" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 76.03% of the time. "Badger" is used about 267 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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 76.03% | 203 | 21,393 |
| Noun (proper) | 16.85% | 45 | 50,900 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 5.24% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.87% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 267 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "badger" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Badger | Last name | 4,000 | 3,471 |
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| USA | Badger Meter, Inc. |
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1. Badger, IA (city, FIPS 4195) 2. Badger, MN (city, FIPS 3160) 3. Badger, SD (town, FIPS 3060) |
Expressions using "badger": american badger ♦ Badger dog ♦ Badger game ♦ badger skunk ♦ Badger State ♦ badger to smb. ♦ eurasian badger ♦ ferret badger ♦ hog badger ♦ honey badger ♦ sand badger ♦ stinking badger. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "badger": badger-baiters, badger-baiting, badger-copse, badger-dog, badger-fly, badger-grey, Badger-legged, badger-lore, badger-related, badger-saving, badger-style, badger-watch, badger-watcher, badger-watching. | |
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| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
badger | 779 | badger piston | 24 |
badger game state | 395 | badger football | 24 |
wisconsin badger | 162 | badger game state wisconsin | 24 |
badger ss | 96 | badger airbrushes | 23 |
badger airbrush | 81 | badger state | 23 |
badger meter | 70 | badger balm | 23 |
animal badger | 64 | 2003 badger game state | 21 |
wisconsin badger football | 52 | bucky badger | 20 |
yosemite national park badger pass | 51 | badger honey | 20 |
badger bus | 48 | badger club kart | 20 |
yosemite badger pass skiing | 44 | badger realty | 19 |
badger picture | 43 | university of wisconsin badger | 18 |
badger care | 43 | badger s.s | 18 |
yosemites badger pass | 38 | badger garbage disposal | 18 |
badger boy state | 37 | badger game state summer | 18 |
badger 5 | 36 | peppy san badger | 16 |
badger air brush | 34 | badger midget | 16 |
badger ferry | 32 | badger water meter | 16 |
badger uss | 31 | badger girl state | 16 |
badger basket | 28 | badger ordnance | 15 |
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| Language | Translations for "badger"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | ratel. (various references) | |
Albanian | vjedull, ngacmoj (annoy, banter, bedevil, bother, chaff, chip, dare, excite, guy, harass, Harrow, Harry, irritate, jolly, molest, monkey, nag, nettle, provoke, rag, rally, ruffle, tamper, tease), mërzit (annoy, bore, bother, cloy, disgruntle, dissatisfy, get, nag, peeve, pester, plague, turn sour, vex), lodh (beat, fatigue, harass, irk, jade, overdo, overdrive, overstrain, overstrain oneself, strain, tire, try, Tucker, wear, wear down, wear out, work). (various references) | |
Arabic | فرو الغرير, غرير حيوان, ضايق على نحو موصول. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | тормозя (bait, bedevil, bully, chivy, excruciate, fret, harass, hunt down, jade, murder, persecute, pester, pick on, plague, play up, prey, push, put upon, rack, rag, ride, scourge, worry), гоня (chivy, drive, follow, keep away, persecute, prey upon, prosecute, pursue, push, run, run after, shag, victimize). (various references) | |
Chinese | 獾 . (various references) | |
Cornish | brogh. (various references) | |
Czech | jezevec. (various references) | |
Danish | grævling. (various references) | |
Dutch | das (necktie, shawl, tie). (various references) | |
Esperanto | melo. (various references) | |
Farsi | گورکن (Pitman, Sexton), سربسرگذاشتن , خرسک , خرده فروش (Retailer), ازارکردن (Obsess, Persecute), اذیت کردن (Annoy, Bedevil, Grieve, Grind, Harass, Hock, Hurt, Indemnify, Needle, Offend, Pester, Tease, Worry), دوره گرد (Caird, Huckster, Itinerant, Peripatetic), دستفروش (Vendor). (various references) | |
Finnish | mäyrä. (various references) | |
French | blaireau. (various references) | |
Frisian | das (shawl). (various references) | |
German | dachs. (various references) | |
Greek | κουνάβι (ferret, marten, skunk, stoat), παρενοχλώ (annoy, disturb, harass, harry, heckle, irritate, molest), ενοχλώ (act up, ail, annoy, bedevil, bother, derange, discommode, disturb, fret, get someone's back up, grate on, harass, heckle, incommode, inconvenience, infest, irk, irritate, jar on, pester, pother, trouble), ασβόσ, ασβός. (various references) | |
Hebrew | להטריד (annoy, bother, fuss, incommode, irk, obsess, pester, plague), גירית (ratel). (various references) | |
Hungarian | borz (Brock). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tukang rombeng, mengusik, mendesak (adjure, exhort, shove, supplant, urge, urgent). (various references) | |
Irish | broc. (various references) | |
Italian | tasso (Brock, rate, yew). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 穴熊 , ムコ多糖類 (maker, maker option, meuniere, monsieur, mucopolysaccharide, mulatto, Mussolini, mustang, mutton, sheep, thick illustrated publication on a single topic printed to look like a magazine), 洗熊 , 洗い熊 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ムジナ , あなぐま, あらいぐま. (various references) | |
Korean | 뱃져. (various references) | |
Manx | brock (botch, bungle, cock-up, fiasco, hash, muddle, refuse, remains; badger, slip up, wastage). (various references) | |
Papago | kahw. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | adgerbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | texugo (brock). (various references) | |
Romanian | bursuc (Brock, growler, grumbler), viezure, necãji (anger, bait, bother, crab, depress, dishearten, endeavor, endeavour, fret, gall, grieve, irritate, lark, molest, rile, spite, tease, trouble, vex, worry), cicãli (Bicker, carp, cavil, Chevy, nag, nagnag, tease). (various references) | |
Russian | барсук. (various references) | |
Scottish | broc (a badger), strianach (a badger). (various references) | |
Sepedi | sesele. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | ugnjaviti, navaliti na nekoga, jazavac (brock). (various references) | |
Spanish | tejón (furbelow). (various references) | |
Swedish | grävling (Brock). (various references) | |
Thai | รบกวน (annoy, bug, bug one, harass, hassle, irk, itch, jar, molest, narc, nark). (various references) | |
Turkish | porsuk. (various references) | |
Turkmen | torsuk. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | рознощик (butcher, cadger, conveyer, conveyor, packman, peddler, pedlar), щітка (brush), чіплятися (accost, arraign, bully, carp, cavil, chicane, clamber, cling, nag, upbraid, worry), цькувати, борсукове хутро, борсук, приставати (accede, accost, adhere, board), дражнити (badinage, bait, banter, chaff, needle, pick on, quiz, rag, start on, taunt, tease, vex). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | chổi cạo râu. (various references) | |
Welsh | broch (anger, bluster, froth, tumult), profocio (banter, provoke, tease), poeni (ache, ail, annoy, grieve, pain, torment, worry), mochyn daear. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "badger": badgered, badgering, badgerly, badgers. (additional references) | |
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"Badger" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: baader, badder, badega, Badgan, badgear, badget, Badoer, Bagdogra, bager, bardge, Bedgey, Blager, bodger, bodgery, Madjber. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: barged, garbed. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-g-r" | |
-1 letter: ardeb, badge, barde, bared, barge, beard, bread, debar, grade, raged. | |
-2 letters: abed, aged, ager, bade, bard, bare, bead, bear, berg, brad, brae, brag, bred, darb, dare, dear, drab, drag, dreg, egad, gaed, garb, gear, grab, grad, rage, read. | |
-3 letters: age, arb, are, bad, bag, bar, bed, beg, bra, dab, dag, deb, ear, era. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e-g-r" | |
+1 letter: abridge, badgers, bragged, brigade, garbled, grabbed. | |
+2 letters: abridged, abridger, abridges, badgered, badgerly, bandager, barraged, bearding, beggared, bigarade, birdcage, breading, brigaded, brigades, grabbled, gradable, pegboard, subgrade. | |
+3 letters: abridgers, abrogated, absterged, badgering, bandagers, bargained, bedraggle, bedraping, begroaned, bigarades, birdcages, brigadier, budgetary, debarking, debarring, embargoed, gabardine, gaberdine, garderobe, graybeard, pegboards, subgrades. | |
+4 letters: abridgment, arbitraged, bargeboard, bartending, bedraggled, bedraggles, bedwarfing, beggarweed, beglamored, bighearted, biodegrade, bridgeable, bridgehead, brigadiers, brigandage, brigandine, broadening, budgerigar, degradable, drawbridge, embrangled, gabardines, gaberdines, garderobes, graybeards, grubstaked, objurgated, outbragged, reboarding, redbaiting, ringbarked, sandbagger, subrogated, unabridged, upgradable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Usage Frequency 11. Names: Frequency 12. Names: Company Usage | 13. Cities 14. Expressions 15. Expressions: Internet 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Derivations 18. Anagrams 19. Bibliography |
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