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BRAD
brad
(noun) a small nail
brad
(verb) fasten with brads
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Shortening.
Proper noun
Brad
A diminutive of the male given names Bradley, Bradly, Bradford, also used as a formal given name.
Anagrams
• Bard, bard, darb, drab
Etymology
Noun
brad (plural brads)
A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
(US, elementary school usage, particularly kindergarten and primary grades) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.
Verb
brad (third-person singular simple present brads, present participle bradding, simple past and past participle bradded)
(transitive) To attach using a brad.
(transitive) To upset the end of a rod inserted in a hole so as to prevent it from being pulled out, as when riveting.
Anagrams
• Bard, bard, darb, drab
Source: Wiktionary
Brad, n. Etym: [Cf.OE. brod, Dan. braad prick, sting, brodde ice spur, frost nail, Sw. brodd frost nail, Icel. broddr any pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. brord point, spire of grass, and perh. to E. bristle. See Bristle, n.]
Definition: A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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