gad | (noun) a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward | Synonyms: spur |
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(verb) wander aimlessly in search of pleasure | Synonyms: gallivant, jazz around |
gadabout | (noun) a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship | - |
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gaddi | (noun) a cushion on a throne for a prince in India | - |
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gadfly | (noun) any of various large flies that annoy livestock | - |
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(noun) a persistently annoying person | Synonyms: blighter, cuss, pest, pesterer |
gadget | (noun) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | Synonyms: appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gismo, gizmo, widget |
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gadgeteer | (noun) a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets | - |
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gadgetry | (noun) appliances collectively | - |
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gadoid | (noun) a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae | Synonyms: gadoid fish |
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gadolinite | (noun) a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium | Synonyms: ytterbite |
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gadolinium | (noun) a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group | Synonyms: atomic number 64, Gd |
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