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gad

/ɡæd/

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interjection

An exclamatory interjection roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.

Examples :

""Gad, I completely forgot about the homework assignment!" "

language exclamation religion word

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noun

One who roams about idly; a gadabout.

Examples :

"My grandmother always called my aunt a gad because she was always traveling and never stayed in one place for very long. "

person character

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verb

To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.

Examples :

"Teenagers often gad about town on weekends, with no particular destination in mind, just wanting to be out and about. "

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noun

A greedy and/or stupid person.

Examples :

"Get over here, ye good-for-nothing gadǃ"

person character

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noun

A sharp-pointed object; a goad.

Examples :

"The stonemason used a gad and hammer to split the large rock into smaller, manageable pieces. "

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noun

Examples :

"The construction worker used a gad to pry apart the old wooden boards. "

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noun

A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock.

Examples :

"The miner used a gad to chip away at the stubborn rock face. "

material utensil geology technical industry work

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noun

An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, perhaps equivalent to the bloom, perhaps weighing around 100 pounds.

Examples :

"The ironworker estimated that each gad coming from the furnace would weigh roughly 80 pounds, close enough to the hundred-pound standard. "

material amount industry

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noun

A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.

Examples :

"The knight's metal gauntlet had a sharp gad protruding from each knuckle, making his fist a dangerous weapon. "

wear military weapon item

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noun

A rod or stick, such as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.

Examples :

"The farmer used a long gad to guide the cows into the barn. "

item utensil agriculture