Associations to the word «Brad»

Wiktionary

BRAD, noun. 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.
BRAD, noun. (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.
BRAD, proper noun. A diminutive of the male given names Bradley, Bradly, or Bradford.

Dictionary definition

BRAD, noun. A small nail.
BRAD, verb. Fasten with brads.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats