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gade

gade noun: any of various fish of the cod family found in British waters; especially those of the genera Gadus and Motella.

Noun

gade (plural gades)

  1. Any of various fish of the cod family found in British waters; especially those of the genera Gadus and Motella.
  2. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A pike.
    Synonyms:
    gead

Proper noun capitalized: Gade

Gade (countable and uncountable, plural Gades)

  1. A surname.
  2. A river almost entirely in Hertfordshire, England, which joins the Colne at Rickmansworth.

Synonyms of gade

  • gead

Forms of gade

Noun
pluralgades
Proper noun
pluralGades

Origin of gade

Compare cod (“kind of fish”).

Questions about gade

What does gade mean?
Gade means any of various fish of the cod family found in British waters; especially those of the genera Gadus and Motella.
What part of speech is gade?
Gade can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of gade?
The plural of gade is gades.

Words near gade in the dictionary

  1. Gaddises
  2. gaddishness
  3. Gadds
  4. Gaddy
  5. Gaddys
  6. gade
  7. Gadea
  8. Gadeas
  9. Gaden
  10. gades
  11. gadflies

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