| american badger | (n) a variety of badger native to America, Syn. Taxidea taxus |
| badger | (n) sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| badger | (v) persuade through constant efforts |
| badgering | (n) the act of harassing someone, Syn. torment, worrying, bedevilment |
| eurasian badger | (n) a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia, Syn. Meles meles |
| ferret badger | (n) small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia |
| hog badger | (n) southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig, Syn. sand badger, hog-nosed badger, Arctonyx collaris |
| dachshund | (n) small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows, Syn. dachsie, badger dog |
| heckler | (n) someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections, Syn. badgerer |
| hog-nosed skunk | (n) large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico, Syn. hognosed skunk, rooter skunk, Conepatus leuconotus, badger skunk |
| ratel | (n) nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia, Syn. honey badger, Mellivora capensis |
| tease | (v) annoy persistently, Syn. pester, badger, beleaguer, bug, Example: The children teased the boy because of his stammer |
| wisconsin | (n) a midwestern state in north central United States, Syn. WI, Badger State |
| wisconsinite | (n) a native or resident of Wisconsin, Syn. Badger |
| Badger | n. [ Of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an old verb badge to lay up provisions to sell again. ] An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another. [ Now dialectic, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Badger | n. [ OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in reference to the white mark on its forehead. See Badge, n. ] 1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (Meles meles or Meles vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea taxus or Taxidea Americana or Taxidea Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists. [ 1913 Webster ]
Badger dog. (Zool.) See Dachshund. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Badger | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Badgered p. pr. & vb. n. Badgering. ] [ For sense 1, see 2d Badger; for 2, see 1st Badger. ] 1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Badgerer | n. 1. One who badgers. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A kind of dog used in badger baiting. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Badger game | . The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a compromising situation and extorting money by threats of exposure. [ Cant ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Badgering | n. 1. The act of one who badgers. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in one place and selling them in another for a profit. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Badger-legged | a. Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to have. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Badger State | . Wisconsin; -- a nickname. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| せがむ | [segamu] (v5m, vt) to badger (pester) (a person to do); (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| アメリカ穴熊 | [アメリカあなぐま, amerika anaguma] (n) (uk) American badger (Taxidea taxus) [Add to Longdo] |
| 穴熊;貛(oK) | [あなぐま;アナグマ, anaguma ; anaguma] (n) (1) (uk) badger; (2) (uk) Eurasian badger (Meles meles); (3) (abbr) (See 穴熊囲い, 将棋) defensive opening for shogi [Add to Longdo] |
| 穴熊囲い | [あなぐまがこい, anagumagakoi] (n) defensive opening for shogi ("badger" or "anaguma" castle) [Add to Longdo] |
| 古狸 | [ふるだぬき, furudanuki] (n) old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox [Add to Longdo] |
| 狐狸 | [こり, kori] (n) foxes and badgers; sly fellow [Add to Longdo] |
| 狐狸妖怪 | [こりようかい, koriyoukai] (n) foxes and badgers (which used to be believed to bewitch humans) and all sorts of bogies; a sly fellow who does evil by stealth [Add to Longdo] |
| 日本穴熊 | [にほんあなぐま;ニホンアナグマ, nihon'anaguma ; nihon'anaguma] (n) (uk) (See アナグマ・1) Japanese badger (Meles meles anakuma) [Add to Longdo] |
| 美人局 | [つつもたせ(gikun), tsutsumotase (gikun)] (n) scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail; badger game [Add to Longdo] |
| 蜜穴熊 | [みつあなぐま;ミツアナグマ, mitsuanaguma ; mitsuanaguma] (n) (uk) (obsc) (See ラーテル) honey badger (Mellivora capensis) [Add to Longdo] |
| 狢;貉(oK) | [むじな;ムジナ, mujina ; mujina] (n) (1) (uk) (See 穴熊・1) badger; (2) (uk) (See 狸・1) raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) [Add to Longdo] |
| 豸偏 | [むじなへん, mujinahen] (n) kanji "badger" radical at left [Add to Longdo] |
| 鼬;鼬鼠 | [いたち;イタチ, itachi ; itachi] (n) (1) (uk) weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); (2) mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, inc. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
| 鼬穴熊 | [いたちあなぐま;イタチアナグマ, itachianaguma ; itachianaguma] (n) (uk) ferret badger (esp. the Chinese ferret-badger, Melogale moschata) [Add to Longdo] |
