glad¹ /glad/

1. Pleased, happy
2. Cheerful
3. Giving pleasure
4. Bright (obsolete)

To make glad, gladden

gladdˈen transitive verb

1. To make glad
2. To cheer

gladˈful adjective (archaic; Spenser)

gladˈfulness noun (archaic)

gladˈly adverb

gladˈness noun

gladˈsome adjective (archaic)

1. Glad
2. Joyous

gladˈsomely adverb (archaic)

gladˈsomeness noun (archaic)

glad eye noun (slang)

An ogle, esp in the phrase to give someone the glad eye

glad hand noun (US)

The hand of welcome or of effusive or excessive greeting

gladˈ-hand intransitive verb and transitive verb

1. To extend the glad hand to
2. To behave in this manner

gladˈ-hander noun (US)

A person who is excessively friendly to all and sundry (esp of a vote-seeking politician)

gladˈ-handing noun

glad rags plural noun (informal)

Best clothes, dress clothes

glad of

1. Glad to have
2. Glad because of

glad² /glad/ or gladdie /gladˈi/ (informal)

• maharani
• maharanis
• maharishi
• maharishis
• mahatma
• mahatmas
• Mahayana
• Mahayanist
• maha yoga
• Mahdi
• Mahdiism
• Mahdiist
• Mahdism
• Mahdist
• Mahican
• mahi-mahi
• mah-jong
• mah-jongg
• mahlstick
• mahlsticks
• mahmal
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• mahoe
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• mahoganies