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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King