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A name and a tiny nail, both quietly holding everything together while taking zero credit.
means A thin, small nail with a slight head or no head at all, used in fine woodworking and picture-framing to fasten pieces without showing much metal.
from From Middle English 'brad,' itself borrowed from Old Norse 'broddr' meaning a spike, point, or sting — the same Norse instinct for sharp little things that named arrowheads and goads. The word landed in English with the Vikings and stayed put, quietly, doing small jobs. The personal name Brad is unrelated: it's a clipping of Bradley, an Old English place-name meaning 'broad clearing' (brad 'broad' + leah 'wood'). Two brads, two roots, one happy coincidence.
- hardware
- A thin nail with a small head for trim work
- name roots
- Shortened from Bradley, meaning broad clearing or meadow
- peak era
- Hugely popular American boy name in the 1960s-70s
- brad nailer
- Power tool fires these without splitting wood
- office reference
- Office Space's TPS-report Bill is your inner Brad nightmare
brad pitt — actor and producer, won academy award for best supporting actor in 1995 for twelve monkeys
brad friedel — american goalkeeper, played 84 times for us national team and 632 premier league matches
brad paisley — country music singer from glen dale, west virginia, grammy winner with over 11 million records sold