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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bradverb

    a small nail

  2. bradverb

    fasten with brads

Wiktionary

  1. bradnoun

    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.

  2. bradnoun

    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.

  3. Bradnoun

    A diminutive of the male given names Bradley, Bradly, or Bradford.

  4. Etymology: Late Middle English, variant of brod, from broddr ‘spike, shaft’, from bruzdaz (compare Old English brord, Old High German brort), from bʰrusdʰos (compare Welsh brath ‘sting, prick’, Lithuanian bruzduklis ‘bridle’, Czech brzda ‘brake’).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. BRAD

    being an initial, signifies broad, spacious, from the Saxon brad, and the Gothick braid. Edmund Gibson Camden.

  2. Bradnoun

    A sort of nail to floor rooms with. They are about the size of a tenpenny nail, but have not their heads made with a shoulder over their shank, as other nails, but are made pretty thick towards the upper end, that the very top may be driven into, and buried in the board they nail down; so that the tops of these brads will not catch the thrums of the mops, when the floor is washing. Joseph Moxon Mechanical Exercises.

ChatGPT

  1. brad

    There are a few definitions for "brad": 1) In English names, Brad is a common given name, often short for Bradley, Bradford, or Brady. 2) In carpentry, a brad is a thin, small nail with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; or a pin for holding a sheave or other object in a place. Typically, it has a small head or may be headless.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bradnoun

    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

Wikidata

  1. Brad

    Brad is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1992. Brad's sound is influenced by the wide variety of influences brought by its members, including Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, Regan Hagar, Shawn Smith, and Jeremy Toback. The distinctive vocals of Smith are a major factor in this sound.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Brad

    brad, n. a small nail having a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head.—n. Brad′awl, an awl to pierce holes. [Scot. brod, an instrument for pricking with; Ice. broddr, a pointed piece of iron.]

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    Song lyrics by brad -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by brad on the Lyrics.com website.

  2. BRAD

    What does BRAD stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BRAD acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BRAD

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brad is ranked #60196 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Brad surname appeared 335 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Brad.

    78.8% or 264 total occurrences were White.
    12.5% or 42 total occurrences were Black.
    3.8% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.6% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of brad in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of brad in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of brad in a Sentence

  1. Jim Steinle:

    A day later, he reiterated his campaign promise to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. In 2015, prior to Kate’s law being passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, Trump tweeted that he supported the law. In another tweet, he criticized former President Barack Obama's reaction to the shooting. During his speech at the Republican National Convention as the GOP presidential nominee, Trump mentioned Steinlein his speech. But where was the sanctuary for Kate Steinle ? Where was sanctuary for the children of Mary Ann, Sabine and Jamiel Where was sanctuary for all the other - ah it's so sad to even be talking about it cause we can solve this problem so quickly, he said during the speech, referencing sanctuary cities. I don't pay too much attention to it, you know, they're going to say what they're going to say. I really have no say in what's going to be put out there, Brad Steinle said in response to Trump's comments, according to a 2016 interview withABC 7. Jim Steinle told theSan Francisco Chroniclethe family was saddened and shocked by the verdict. There's no other way you can coin it. Justice was rendered, but it was not served.

  2. Leon Draisaitl:

    You ca n’t expect Brad Malone to come in here and score three goals tonight, right ? that’s our job. That’s on Connor, that’s on me, that’s on the top guys that are getting paid to create. Probably did n’t do enough of that tonight.

  3. Jessica Rivinius:

    In November 2012, Miami University was made aware of allegations of an off-campus sexual assault involving a non-student adult and Brad Aldrich, when the Miami University Police Department reached out to the alleged victim, they offered to assist the individual in filing a police report with the Oxford Police Department. The individual declined to make a report.

  4. Scott Eastwood:

    [ LaBeouf ] got mad at me, and it turned into a volatile moment that Brad Pitt ultimately got in the middle of.

  5. Brad Bannon:

    [ Brad Bannon ] Bannon propagates Muslim conspiracy theories, ellison is the perfect guy to counter that. Ellison is exactly what we need to prove we are n’t the party of hate and racism.

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