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rad | brad |

As a verb rad

is .

As an adjective brad is

sudden, fast, busy, full of hurry.

rad

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (slang) Excellent, short for radical.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (metrology) A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray.
  • (automotive, plumbing, slang)

    • Synonyms

    * (metrology) rd (abbreviation)

    See also

    * deg * grad

    Anagrams

    * * * ----

    brad

    English

    Noun

    (en 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.
  • * 1936 , Djuna Barnes, Nightwood , Faber & Faber 2007, p. 5:
    • Into the middle arch of each desk silver-headed brads had been hammered to form a lion, a bear, a ram, a dove, and in the midst a flaming torch.
  • A , 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.

    • Derived terms

    * bradawl

    Anagrams

    * (l) * (l) * (l) ----