TAD

tad, shade

(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tad (plural tads)

(informal) A small amount; a little bit.

(US, slang, dated) A street boy; an urchin.

Synonyms

• See also modicum.

Anagrams

• .dat, ADT, ATD, D. A. T., D.A.T., DAT, DTA, TDA, dat, dat.

Noun

TAD (uncountable)

Initialism of tobacco, alcohol and drugs.

Anagrams

• .dat, ADT, ATD, D. A. T., D.A.T., DAT, DTA, TDA, dat, dat.

Proper noun

Tad

A diminutive of the male given name Thaddeus or Thaddaeus.

Anagrams

• .dat, ADT, ATD, D. A. T., D.A.T., DAT, DTA, TDA, dat, dat.

Verb

TAd

simple past tense and past participle of TA

Anagrams

• .dat, ADT, ATD, D. A. T., D.A.T., DAT, DTA, TDA, dat, dat.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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