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wad
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- pronunciation:
- wad
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a small mass or ball.
a wad of guma wad of paper |
| definition 2: |
an amount of soft material used for stuffing or padding.
wads of insulationwads of newspaper in the carton |
| definition 3: |
(informal) a roll or large amount of paper, esp. paper money.
He walked into the store with a big wad in his hand.- similar words:
- roll
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| definition 4: |
a plug or pad of material used to hold shot in place in a gun or shell.
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| related words: |
ball, chunk, clod, clump, mass, money, plug |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
wads, wadding, wadded |
| definition 1: |
to compress or roll into a wad (often fol. by "up").
She wadded up the paper paper towel and threw it away.- similar words:
- ball
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| definition 2: |
to plug, fill, or pad with a wad or wadding.
You can wad this hole with some tissue.- similar words:
- plug
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| related words: |
pack, stuff |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become wadded.
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