HyperDic: wad

English > 5 senses of the word wad:
NOUNsubstancewada small mass of soft material
quantitywad, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent
foodwad, chew, chaw, cud, quid, pluga wad of something chewable as tobacco
VERBcontactwad, pack, bundle, compactcompress into a wad
contactwad, jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cramcrowd or pack to capacity
wad > pronunciation
Soundswaa'd
Rhymesarthropod ... tripod: 38 rhymes with aad...
English > wad: 5 senses > noun 1, substance
MeaningA small mass of soft material.
Example"he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter"
Broadermaterial, stuffThe tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
English > wad: 5 senses > noun 2, quantity
Meaning(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent.
Example "a wad of money"
Synonymsbatch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum
Narrowerflood, inundation, deluge, torrentAn overwhelming number or amount
haymowA mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
Broaderlarge indefinite quantity, large indefinite amountAn indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
Spanishavalancha, barbaridad, bestialidad, burrada, cantidad, cúmulo, enormidad, fajo, lote, mogollón, montaña, montón, multitud, passel, pila
Catalanapilament, apilotament, castell, cúmul, estiba, feix, lot, manyoc, muntanya, munt, passel, pila, pilot, quantitat, tou
Verbswadcrowd or pack to capacity
English > wad: 5 senses > noun 3, food
MeaningA wad of something chewable as tobacco.
Synonymschew, chaw, cud, quid, plug
Broadermorsel, bit, biteA small amount of solid food
Spanishbolo, mascada, masticable, taco, tapón
Verbswadcompress into a wad
English > wad: 5 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaningcompress into a wad.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Example"wad paper into the box"
Synonymspack, bundle, compact
NarrowerpuddleWork a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
Broaderarrange, set upput into a proper or systematic order
Similar tocompact, packHave the property of being packable or of compacting easily
Spanishcompactar, comprimir, empacar, empaquetar, hacer bultos
Catalancompactar, empacar, empaquetar, feixar
Nounswada wad of something chewable as tobacco
English > wad: 5 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaningcrowd or pack to capacity.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something with something
Synonymsjam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram
BroaderstuffCram into a cavity
Similar tocramput something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
Spanishabarrotar, apiñar, apretar, apretujar, embutir, empacar
Catalanabarrotar, apinyar, atapeir, embotir, empacar, entaforar, estrènyer, farcir, ficar, masegar
Nounswad(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent

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