Meanings
ard1
plural ards
- A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.First known use 20th c.
Synonyms: ard plough, scratch plough
ard2
- Philadelphiaabbreviationcontractionnot comparableslangchiefly African-American VernacularContraction of all right.
- Philadelphianot comparableslangchiefly African-American VernacularOkay; average; nothing special.
- Philadelphiaabbreviationcontractionnot comparableslangchiefly African-American VernacularContraction of all right.
- Philadelphiaabbreviationcontractionslangchiefly African-American VernacularContraction of all right.
ARD3
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of acid reflux disease.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of acute respiratory disease.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of aftertreatment regeneration device (on Diesel engines manufactured by Caterpillar Inc.)
Ard4
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.
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Origin
ard · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂érh₃trom“plough”
- Proto-Germanic*arþrą“plough”
- Old Norsearðr
- Norwegianard“plough”
- Englishard
Borrowed from Norwegian ard (“plough”), from Old Norse arðr, from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (“plough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom (“plough”), whence also Latin aratrum.
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Full word history & related roots →ard · adjective, adverb, interjection
Contraction of all right, possibly influenced by regional Philadelphia English pronunciation.
Full word history & related roots →Ard · proper noun
- Scottish Gaelicàird“promontory, height”
- EnglishArd
A Scottish habitational name from any of several places called Aird, whose names in turn derive from Scottish Gaelic àird (“promontory, height”) or àirde (“height”), from àrd (“high”).
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Czech rádlo
- rádlosimple plough
Danish ard
- ardsimple plough
Dutch eergetouw, schuifploeg
- eergetouwsimple plough
- schuifploegsimple plough
- rijstploegsimple plough
Finnish aatra
- aatrasimple plough
French araire
- arairesimple plough
German Ritzpflug
- Ritzpflugsimple plough
Lithuanian árklas
- árklassimple plough
Polish radło
- radłosimple plough
Russian ра́ло, ора́ло
- ра́ло (rálo)simple plough
- ора́ло (orálo)simple plough
Swedish årder
- årdersimple plough
Welsh aradr ddi-wadn
- aradr ddi-wadnsimple plough
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
ard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ard
“ard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ard. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ard.
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