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Definition hedgehog

Etymology

From hedge +‎ hog.

Noun

hedgehog (plural hedgehogs)

  1. A small mammal, of the family Erinaceidae or subfamily Erinaceinae (spiny hedgehogs, the latter characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked.)
  2. (US) Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.
  3. A type of moveable military barricade made from crossed logs or steel bars, laced with barbed wire, used to damage or impede tanks and vehicles; Czech hedgehog.
  4. (informal, military, historical) A spigot mortar-type of depth charge weapon from World War II that simultaneously fires a number of explosives into the water to create a pattern of underwater explosions intended to attack submerged submarines.
  5. (Australia) A type of chocolate cake (or slice), somewhat similar to an American brownie.
  6. A form of dredging machine.
  7. Certain flowering plants with parts resembling a member of family Erinaceidae
    1. Medicago intertexta, the pods of which are armed with short spines.
    2. Retzia capensis of South Africa.
  8. The edible fungus Hydnum repandum.
  9. A kind of electrical transformer with open magnetic circuit, the ends of the iron wire core being turned outward and presenting a bristling appearance.
  10. A way of serving food at a party, consisting of a half melon or potato etc. with individual cocktail sticks of cheese and pineapple stuck into it.

Verb

hedgehog (third-person singular simple present hedgehogs, present participle hedgehogging, simple past and past participle hedgehogged)

  1. (military) To make use of a hedgehog barricade as a defensive maneuver.
  2. To array with spiky projections like the quills of a hedgehog.
  3. To curl up into a defensive ball.

Results 40 Words with the letters HEDGEHOG

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12 letter words with the letters HEDGEHOG ↑
HEDGEHOPPING 28
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HEDGEHOGS 18
8 letter words with the letters HEDGEHOG ↑
HEDGEHOG 17
6 letter words with the letters HEDGEHOG ↑
HOGGED 13
5 letter words with the letters HEDGEHOG ↑
EGGED 10
GEODE 8
HEDGE 10
4 letter words with the letters HEDGEHOG ↑
DOGE 7
EDGE 7
GEED 7
GHEE 8
HEED 7
HOED 7
HOGG 10
OGEE 6
OHED 7
3 letter words with the letters HEDGEHOG ↑
DEE 4
DOE 4
DOG 6
EDH 6
EGG 7
EGO 5
GED 6
GEE 5
GOD 6
HEH 7
HOD 6
HOE 5
HOG 7
ODE 4
2 letter words with the letters HEDGEHOG ↑
DE 3
DO 3
ED 3
EH 4
GO 4
HE 4
HO 4
OD 3
OE 2
OH 4

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