badger
Harass without stopping
A badger is a stocky burrowing mammal with distinctive black and white facial markings, known for its powerful digging claws and fierce temperament when cornered.
To badger someone is to pester or harass them persistently: She badgered him until he agreed to help.
The verb captures the animal's reputation for tenacity.
Weasel family member
- settBadger's underground home
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- omnivoreEats plants and animals
- furAnimal body hair
claws · snout · whiskers · earthworms · foraging · woodlands · territorial · fauna
Badger's underground home
- digUnearth by shoveling
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- denPrivate room or lair
chamber · excavate · earth · subterranean · hole · soil · lair · dwelling
Annoy with persistence
pressure · torment · hassle · chivy · hectoring · importune · plague · persecute
Stubbornly persevering
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- stubbornRefusing to change course
persevering · unyielding · steadfast · resolute · obstinate · unwavering · indefatigable · unrelenting
Midwestern dairy state
- HufflepuffWizard school's kindest house
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- BuckyDiminutive for Buckminster
mustelid
Weasel family member
fur · claws · snout · whiskers · earthworms · foraging · woodlands · territorial · fauna · wildlife
sett
Badger's underground home
- digUnearth by shoveling
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
den · chamber · excavate · earth · subterranean · hole · soil · lair · dwelling · shelter
pester
Annoy with persistence
annoy · pressure · torment · hassle · chivy · hectoring · importune · plague · persecute · irritate
dogged
Stubbornly persevering
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
stubborn · persevering · unyielding · steadfast · resolute · obstinate · unwavering · indefatigable · unrelenting · insistent
Wisconsin
Midwestern dairy state
- HufflepuffWizard school's kindest house
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
Bucky · sports team · university · coat of arms · heraldry
weasel
Small elongated predator
- otterSemi-aquatic weasel relative
- ferretDomesticated weasel kept as pet
- wolverineStocky northern forest carnivore
mink · stoat · marten · polecat · ermine · skunk · fisher · sable · carnivore · mammal
- Eurasian mammalsbeaver, boar, brown bear, fox, hare
- YellowstoneOld Faithful, geysers, geyser, Yellowstone Lake, hot spring
- British Naturehedgehog, hedgehogs, red fox, red foxes, robin
- Central European natureBlack Forest, Bavarian Alps, red deer, wild boar, roe deer
- Great PlainsGreat Plains, high plains, High Plains, grassland, grasslands
- Hufflepuffyellow, black, loyalty
- badge of honourRecognition worn proudly
- badge of honorSource of earned pride
- honey badgersFierce African weasel relatives
- merit badgeAward for scouting proficiency
- police badgeLaw enforcement credential
- ID badgeWorn workplace credential
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