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badged

/bædʒd/

Meanings
verb
To mark or distinguish with a badge.

Examples :

"The security guard badged the visitors before allowing them into the building. "
mark sign organization job police military heraldry

Related Words

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

Illustration office

office noun

/ˈɑfɪs/ /ˈɒfɪs/ /ˈɔfɪs/

A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:

"The mayor's office held a special ceremony to honor the city's firefighters. "

Illustration visitors

visitors noun

/ˈvɪzɪtəz/ /ˈvɪzɪtɚz/

Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.

"We had visitors from my cousin's family staying with us for the weekend. "

Illustration security

security noun

/sɪˈkjɔːɹəti/ /səˈkjɔɹ.ɪˌti/

The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.

"The family prioritized security by installing a strong lock on the front door. "

Illustration calmed

calmed verb

/kɑːmd/ /kɑːmd/ /kɑːlmd/ /kɑːmd/

To make calm.

"to calm a crying baby"

Illustration distinguish

distinguish verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃ/

To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.

"My younger sister is very good at distinguishing different types of flowers. "

Illustration showing

showing verb

/ˈʃəʊɪŋ/ /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/

To display, to have somebody see (something).

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

Illustration restricted

restricted verb

/ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪd/

To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."

Illustration headed

headed adjective

/ˈhɛdɪd/

Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. pre-printed at the top.

"I wrote my thank-you note on headed stationery with my family's address printed at the top. "

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration allowing

allowing verb

/əˈlaʊɪŋ/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

Illustration policeman

policeman noun

/pəˈliːsmən/

One who enforces.

"The policeman enforced the school's new rule about cell phone use during class. "