Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nad

/nˈæd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: nad
IPA: /nˈæd/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun animate dependent

noun

singular of nads

noun

Initialism of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.

Uncountable

phrase

Initialism of nothing abnormal (or no abnormality) discovered (or detected).

name

Initialism of National Association for the Deaf.

Example Sentences

"I look down and the little one has already cut right through my ball sac and is in the process of slicing my left nad free."
"Numerous studies have shown restoring NAD+ levels safely improves overall health and increases life span in yeast, mice and dogs."
"Several NAD members I interviewed have been working with the FMCSA and cited a history of FMCSA’s negative language regarding the pilot program and ableist comments by those involved in the industry posted in response to the petition among other factors as reasons for concern."

Etymology

Clipping of gonad.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

nads (plural)

Phrases

LOL in NAD

Frequently Paired Words

na nads ni nid LOL in NAD NADP

Synonyms

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

Rhymes With

had bad add dad glad sad ad mad brad pad chad lad

Questions

How do you pronounce nad?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈæd/.
What does nad mean?: noun animate dependent
Where does nad come from?: Clipping of gonad.

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