gads
Flits about restlessly
Gads is a mild, old-fashioned oath expressing surprise or emphasis, a euphemism for God: Gads, I completely forgot!
It appears in the fuller form egads.
Separately, gads is the plural of gad—a pointed rod for driving cattle, or a chisel-like tool for breaking ore.
To gad about is to roam restlessly in search of amusement.
Urges into action
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- spikesSharp metal protrusions
- cattle prodElectric herding device
- goadIncite to action
prods
Urges into action
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- spikesSharp metal protrusions
- cattle prodElectric herding device
goad · prodding · driving · herding · urging · jabbing · poking
egad
Dated mild oath
- zoundsDated oath of astonishment
- gadzooksObsolete oath of astonishment
- blimeyBritish surprise interjection
crikey · golly · goodness · gracious · heavens · mercy · strewth · jeepers · gee whiz · my word
roams
Travels without fixed course
gallivants · traipses · meanders · drifts · strays · ranges · roving · jaunt · flit · knock about
gadsworks
Functions or labors
toils · labors · focuses · concentrates · applies oneself