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wad¹ Definition

wad (wäd)

noun

  1. 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. Informal a roll of paper money
  6. Slang a large amount, esp. of money

Etymology: ML wadda, wadding < ?

transitive verb wad·ded, wad·ding

  1. to compress into a wad
  2. ☆ to roll up (paper, etc.) into a wad
    1. to plug with a wad
    2. to force or stuff to wad oakum into a crack
  3. to line or pad with or as with wadding
  4. to hold (a charge) in place by a wad

wad¹ Related Forms

wad·der noun

wad² Definition

wad (wäd)

verb

Scot. would

wad Synonyms

wad

n.

  1. A little heap

    bundle, pile, mass, block, gathering, lump, tuft, clump, bunch.

  2. Soft materials used as a stopper or padding

    bushing, batting, backing, upholstery, plug, stop, pad, inner lining, interlining, underlining, coating, wadding, facing.

  3. *A considerable amount of money

    fortune, purse, bankroll, mint*; see wealth 2.

wad Synonyms

wad

v.

  1. To stuff

    pad, back, cushion, stop up, reinforce, interline, underline, face, quilt, sheathe, upholster; see also plug.

  2. To roll into a wad

    crimple, wrinkle, compress, rumple.

wad Usage Examples

Object

hae: He wad hae written A better poem syne - like thie, by gum?

Converse of object

carry: We are happy to apply for credit cards if we want the convenience of not having to carry wads of cash.

Adjective modifier

  • thick: Lightly grease the pan with a thick wad of paper towel dipped in oil or melted butter.
  • fat: I'm a fat wad, a cushion for fingers.
  • huge: Damn, that's a huge wad of text, I pity anyone who actually read it all.
  • big: Roger gives Pauline a big wad of cash to pay off their debts.
  • large: Now all you need is the large wad of cash needed for any of them.
  • great: Goodbye at last to the terrifying space problems of 1993, when great wads of 1979 material vanished to make room for new stuff.

Modifies a noun

  • hae: Gunnar: Ye saw ma ship â ye kent ma sang, an ye wad hae barred the door agin me!
  • punch: On the way out I spent another tenner on a set of large wad punches, a C clamp and a bundle of lighters.
  • ye: An whit wad ye be eftir, littil ane?
  • file: A: Steam has problems downloading custom wad files which some maps use.

Noun used with modifier

  • thay: He aye hae mair men ti help him, an finnd the bairn thay wad, tho thay maun hunt the warld.
  • ye: Gunnar: Ye saw ma ship â ye kent ma sang, an ye wad hae barred the door agin me!

Preposition: of

  • cash: Now all you need is the large wad of cash needed for any of them.
  • wool: Fixed feces can be removed by using ordinary cooking oil on a wad of cotton wool.
  • bill: Dan Koretsky posed for a picture with Will Oldham holding a wad of crisp bills fanned out in front of his face.
  • note: How many debtors have you come across who had a wad of notes lying around their premises?
  • money: Why would the referee be handed a wad of money?
  • paper: Nothing breaks the monotony of a long day in front of the computer like a wad of paper falling through a cheering basket.

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