English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Badger
(n.)
A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
Badger
(v. t.)
To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or
irritate persistently.
Badger
(v. t.)
To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.
Badger-legged
(a.)
Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was
thought to have.
Badgered
(imp. & p. p.)
of Badger
Badgerer
(n.)
One who badgers.
Badgerer
(n.)
A kind of dog used in badger baiting.
Badgering
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Badger
Badgering
(n.)
The act of one who badgers.
Badgering
(n.)
The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in
one place and selling them in another for a profit.
Badiaga
(n.)
A fresh-water sponge (Spongilla), common in the north of
Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of
bruises.
Badian
(n.)
An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (Illicium
anisatum), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.
Badigeon
(n.)
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of
sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in
wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
Badinage
(n.)
Playful raillery; banter.
Badly
(adv.)
In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully;
imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm;
disagreeably; seriously.
Badminton
(n.)
A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with
shuttlecocks.
Badminton
(n.)
A preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened.
Badness
(n.)
The state of being bad.
Baenomere
(n.)
One of the somites (arthromeres) that make up the thorax
of Arthropods.
Baenopod
(n.)
One of the thoracic legs of Arthropods.