English Explanatory Dictionary

ard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.
adj
  1. Contraction of all right.
  2. Okay; average; nothing special.
adv
  1. Contraction of all right.
intj
  1. Contraction of all right.
noun
  1. Initialism of acid reflux disease.
  2. Initialism of acute respiratory disease.
  3. Initialism of aftertreatment regeneration device (on Diesel engines manufactured by Caterpillar Inc.)
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ɑɹd/ /ɑːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ard.wav

Word forms

ard ards

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian ard (“plough”), from Old Norse arðr, from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (“plough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom (“plough”), whence also Latin aratrum.

Synonyms

ard plough scratch plough

Related words

aight
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