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brad

[ brad ]
/ bræd /
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noun

a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.

verb (used with object), brad·ded, brad·ding.

to fasten with brads.

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Origin of brad

1425–75; late Middle English brad, dialectal variant of Middle English brod(d) sprout, shoot, nail <Old Norse braddr, cognate with Old English brord spike (see braird)

Words nearby brad

braconid, bract, bracteate, bracteolate, bracteole, brad, bradawl, Bradbury, bradded, Braddock, Braddock Hills

Definition for brad (2 of 2)

Brad
[ brad ]
/ bræd /

noun

a male given name.
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Words related to brad

screw, pin, nut, rod, pipe, fastener, spike, latch, rivet, point, nail, staple, pushpin, thumbtack, lag, bar, coupling, lock, stake, dowel

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British Dictionary definitions for brad

brad
/ (bræd) /

noun

a small tapered nail having a small head that is either symmetrical or formed on one side only

Word Origin for brad

Old English brord point, prick; related to Old Norse broddr spike, sting, Old High German brort edge
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