BADGE
What does "BADGE" mean?
A small emblem worn to show membership, rank, identity, or achievement.
Meanings
- An emblem or small object worn to indicate office, rank, membership, or an accomplishment. She pinned the merit badge onto her uniform sleeve.
- A sign or symbol that marks something as characteristic. The scar became a badge of the years he had survived. figurative
- To mark or furnish with a badge, especially a brand or logo. The same car was badged under three different names worldwide.
Word origin
From Middle English 'bage' or 'badge', a heraldic emblem worn by a knight's retainers; the precise earlier source is uncertain.
Remember it
BADGE hides a 'badge' you can't fake: B-A-D-G-E ends in the same -DGE as 'edge' and 'judge' - authority with an edge.
A little poem
A scrap of metal, pinned and bright,
lends a stranger the weight of right.
couplet
Wordplay
- The security guard's badge said TRAINEE, which I found reassuring and alarming in roughly equal measure.
What it teaches
A badge announces authority but never grants it - the trust still has to be earned underneath.
Quick facts
What does BADGE mean?
A small emblem worn to show membership, rank, identity, or achievement.
Is BADGE a valid word?
Yes — BADGE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BADGE?
BADGE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BADGE come from?
From Middle English 'bage' or 'badge', a heraldic emblem worn by a knight's retainers; the precise earlier source is uncertain.
What can BADGE teach us?
A badge announces authority but never grants it - the trust still has to be earned underneath.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.