Meaning

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..

Definitions by Sense

1. 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. (US, elementary school usage) 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. (transitive) To attach using a brad.
4. (transitive) To upset the end of a rod inserted in a hole so as to prevent it from being pulled out, as when riveting.
5. A binary radian.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

• brads
• bradding
• bradded

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When Should You Use Brad?

Use brad when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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