Definition of
Wad
- (noun, substance) a small mass of soft material
- (noun, quantity) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a deal of trouble
a lot of money
he made a mint on the stock market
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it must have cost plenty
a slew of journalists
a wad of money - (noun, food) a wad of something chewable as tobacco
- (verb, contact) compress into a wad
- (verb, contact) crowd or pack to capacity
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Synonyms of Wad
batch, bundle, chaw, chew, chock up, compact, cram, cud, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, jam, jampack, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, pack, passel, peck, pile, plenty, plug, pot, quid, quite a little, raft, ram, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum
Alternate forms of Wad
Derivations: wad
Hyponyms: deluge, flood, haymow, inundation, puddle, torrent
Hypernyms: arrange, bit, bite, large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity, material, morsel, set up, stuff
Origin of the word Wad
- 1540, "soft material for padding or stuffing," of uncertain origin, and the different meanings may represent more than one source. Among the possible connections are M.L. wadda, Du. watten, and M.E. wadmal (1392) "woolen cloth," which seems to be from O.N. va?mal "a woolen fabric of Scandinavia," probably from va? "cloth" + mal "measure… more
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Words that sound like Wad
4wd, wade, wadi, wait, waite, watt, watteau, way out, way-out, wed, wedded, weed, weed out, weedy, wet, wheat, whet, whidah, whit, white, white heat, white out, white tai, white tie, white titi, white-hot, white-out, white-tie, whitehead, whiteout, whitewood, whitey, whydah, wide
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