badger vs streak

badger

noun
  • Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger). 

  • A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin. 

verb
  • To pester; to annoy persistently; to press. 

streak

noun
  • A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella. 

  • The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain. 

  • The act of streaking, or running naked through a public area. 

  • An irregular line left from smearing or motion. 

  • A strake. 

  • A continuous series of like events. 

  • A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one. 

  • A rung or round of a ladder. 

verb
  • To have or obtain streaks. 

  • To create streaks. 

  • To run naked in public. (Contrast flash) 

  • To move very swiftly. 

  • To run quickly. 

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