badge
IPA: bˈædʒ
noun
- A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one's clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
- A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.
- A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area.
- Something characteristic; a mark; a token.
- (obsolete, thieves' cant) A brand on the hand of a thief, etc.
- (nautical) A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.
- (heraldry) A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being beneath the rank of gentlemen, have no right to armorial bearings.
- (graphical user interface) A small overlay on an icon that shows additional information about that item, such as the number of new alerts or messages.
- (Internet, video games) An icon or emblem awarded to a user for some achievement.
- (slang) A police officer.
verb
- (transitive) To mark or distinguish with a badge.
- (transitive) To show a badge to.
- (transitive, intransitive) To enter a restricted area by showing one's badge.
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Examples of "badge" in Sentences
- Buckle is the Regiment Badge of the 20th Foot.
- In 1953, the badge was given an augmentation of honour.
- The badge was to be the same as the coat of arms of the city.
- The badge for the chancellor is a rose encircled by the Garter.
- The badge was similar to the Aviator Badge and the Aircrew Badge.
- The badge has the name of the winner and the year of the triumph.
- The higher the rank within the department, the lower the badge number.
- The magpie was retained with the club name moving to the top of the badge.
- Unlike the aeronautical badge, wear of the occupational badge is optional.
- They got the name from the Scallop shell they wore as a badge of membership.
- She wore a name badge on a beaded lanyard that identified her as Library of Congress staff.
- I grabbed a schedule and a name badge and was invited to sit down with two women perusing their swag.
- The word “Centurion” was stitched above the breast pocket of his shirt; there were two holes in the fabric where his name badge had been removed.
- One thing we never missed were District or Circuit Assemblies, and after each convention, Dad would become so motivated that hed practically pin his name badge directly through his chest.
- His face was obscured because he obviously didn't give his permission, but his name badge is right there on his chest oh, the devil will drag him under, by the sharp lapel of his check coat!
- These were words that I hated just as much as the word “average,” and I knew they were lined up right around the corner ready to attach themselves to me like a name badge unless I did something exceptional and gave myself a better label, starting with my unexceptional, common-sounding name.