cad (noun)

  • 1cad — ► NOUN dated or humorous ▪ a man who behaves dishonourably, especially towards a woman. DERIVATIVES caddish adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a passenger picked up by the driver of a horse drawn coach for personal profit: abbreviation of… …

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  • 2cad|dis — cad|dis1 or cad|dice1 «KAD ihs», noun. a worsted yarn, braid, or binding, used especially for garters. ╂[< Old French cadaz silk tow, and Middle French cadis cheap wool serge] cad|dis2 or cad|dice2 «KAD ihs», noun. = caddis worm. (Cf. ↑caddis… …

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  • 3cad|dice — cad|dis1 or cad|dice1 «KAD ihs», noun. a worsted yarn, braid, or binding, used especially for garters. ╂[< Old French cadaz silk tow, and Middle French cadis cheap wool serge] cad|dis2 or cad|dice2 «KAD ihs», noun. = caddis worm. (Cf. ↑caddis… …

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  • 4cad´dish|ness — cad|dish «KAD ihsh», adjective. like a cad; ungentlemanly: »caddish manners. –cad´dish|ly, adverb. –cad´dish|ness, noun …

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  • 5cad´dish|ly — cad|dish «KAD ihsh», adjective. like a cad; ungentlemanly: »caddish manners. –cad´dish|ly, adverb. –cad´dish|ness, noun …

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  • 6cad|dish — «KAD ihsh», adjective. like a cad; ungentlemanly: »caddish manners. –cad´dish|ly, adverb. –cad´dish|ness, noun …

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  • 7cad|dy — cad|dy1 «KAD ee», noun, plural dies. 1. a small box, can, or chest, often used to hold tea; tea caddy. 2. any container for holding or storing things: »a tool caddy, a make up caddy. Compact can caddy keeps cans of frozen juice…and soft drinks… …

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  • 8cad — [ kæd ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a man who behaves in an unkind or unfair way, especially toward women …

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  • 9CAD — [ kæd ] noun uncount computer aided design: the use of computers to design things such as vehicles and buildings …

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  • 10CAD/CAM — [ kæd,kæm ] noun uncount computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing: the use of computers to design and make machines, equipment, and other products …

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