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View usage for: (wɒd) Word forms: plural wadscountable nounA wad of something such as paper or cloth is a tight bundle or ball of it. ...a wad of banknotes. [+ of] ...a wad of cotton soaked in cleaning fluid. [+ of] Synonyms: bundle, roll, bankroll [informal], pocketful More Synonyms of wad More Synonyms of wad (wɒd) noun1. a small mass or ball of fibrous or soft material, such as cotton wool, used esp for packing or stuffing 2. a. a plug of paper, cloth, leather, etc, pressed against a charge to hold it in place in a muzzle-loading cannon b. a disc of paper, felt, pasteboard, etc, used to hold in place the powder and shot in a shotgun cartridge 3. a roll or bundle of something, esp of banknotes 4. US and Canadian slang a large quantity, esp of money 5. British dialect a bundle of hay or straw 6. British military slang a bun char and a wad verbWord forms: wads, wadding or wadded7. to form (something) into a wad 8. (transitive) to roll into a wad or bundle 9. (transitive)a. to hold (a charge) in place with a wad b. to insert a wad into (a gun) 10. (transitive) to pack or stuff with wadding; pad Derived forms wadder (ˈwadder) noun Word origin C14: from Late Latin wadda; related to German Watte cotton wool (wɒd) nouna soft dark earthy amorphous material consisting of decomposed manganese minerals: occurs in damp marshy areas Word origin C17: of unknown origin wad in American English 1 (wɑd) noun1. a small, soft mass or ball, as a handful of cotton, crumpled paper, etc. 2. a lump or small, compact mass (of something) a wad of chewing tobacco 3. a mass of soft or fibrous material used for padding, packing, stuffing, etc. 4. a plug of hemp, tow, paper, etc. stuffed against a charge to keep it firmly in the breech of a muzzleloading gun or in a cartridge 5. US, Informal a roll of paper money 6. US, Slang a large amount, esp. of money verb transitiveWord forms: ˈwadded or ˈwadding7. to compress into a wad 8. US to roll up (paper, etc.) into a wad 9. b. to force or stuff to wad oakum into a crack 10. to line or pad with or as with wadding 11. to hold (a charge) in place by a wad Derived forms wadder (ˈwadder) noun Word origin ML wadda, wadding < ? wad in American English 2 (wɑd) Synonyms of 'wad'bundle, roll, bankroll, pocketful mass, ball, lump, hunk plug, twist, chew, quid More Synonyms of wad British English: wad NOUN A wad of something such as paper or cloth is a tight bundle or ball of it. ...a wad of banknotes. - American English: wad
- Brazilian Portuguese: chumaço
- Chinese: > 团一
- European Spanish: fajo
- French: liasse
- German: Bündel
- Italian: fascio
- Japanese: 束
- Korean: 뭉치
- European Portuguese: chumaço
- Latin American Spanish: fajo
Definition a roll or bundle of banknotes or papers a wad of banknotes Synonyms bundle roll bankroll (informal) pocketful Definition a small mass of soft material, such as cotton wool, used for packing or stuffing a wad of cotton wool He spat out a great wad of tobacco. Additional synonymsDefinition a large solid piece of wood, stone, etc. a block of ice Synonyms piece, bar, square, mass, cake, brick, lump, chunk, cube, hunk, nugget, ingot Definition a thick solid piece of something Cut the melon into chunks. Synonyms piece, block, mass, portion, lump, slab, hunk, nugget, wad, dollop (informal), wodge (British, informal) Definition a large piece a thick hunk of bread Synonyms lump, piece, chunk, block, mass, wedge, slab, nugget, wodge (British, informal), gobbet - vulgarity
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Additional synonymsDefinition a small solid mass without definite shape a lump of wood Synonyms piece, group, ball, spot, block, mass, cake, bunch, cluster, chunk, wedge, dab, hunk, nugget, gob, clod, gobbet Definition a separate bit or part a piece of woodAnother piece of cake? Synonyms bit, section, slice, part, share, division, block, length, quantity, scrap, segment, portion, fragment, fraction, chunk, wedge, shred, slab, mouthful, morsel, wodge (British, informal) |