brads

noun
UK /brædz/
US /brædz/

Small thin nails with a flat head that you hammer in to hold things together.

He used brads to attach the paper to the wooden board.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The plural of brad, a small nail with a small head.

The box of brads spilled across the workbench.

3. In paper crafting, small metal fasteners used to hold paper layers together.

She decorated the scrapbook page with colorful brads.

4. In bookbinding, thin metal pins used to secure pages.

The old book was held together with rusty brads.