wad (Meaning)
wad (n)
a small mass of soft material
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
wad (v)
compress into a wad
crowd or pack to capacity
wad (n.)
Woad.
A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow.
Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun, or for keeping the powder and shot close; also, to diminish or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension, a dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose.
A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding a garment, etc.
Alt. of Wadd
wad (v. t.)
To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton.
To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton; as, to wad a cloak.
Synonyms & Antonyms of wad
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- pinch
- peanuts
- strain
- trace
- dot
- handful
- dab
- strain
- streak
- particle
- tittle
- granule
- lick
- ace
- scruple
- sprinkle
- shred
- suspicion
- nip
- trace
- mouthful
- hint
- particle
- whit
- ray
- suspicion
- mote
- fragment
- ray
- mite
- drop
- pinch
- shadow
- tad
- atom
- dot
- bit
- whit
- fragment
- iota
- mote
- dab
- crumb
- glimmer
- spot
- touch
- spot
- drop
- ounce
- taste
- jot
- mouthful
- touch
- peanuts
- piece
- lick
- tittle
- iota
- molecule
- atom
- grain
- shred
- pittance
- sprinkling
- shade
- handful
- glimmer
- shade
- scrap
- taste
- speck
- shadow
- granule
- streak
- piece
- dram
- grain
- pittance
- nip
- scrap
- sprinkling
- dram
- scruple
- sprinkle
- molecule
- hint
- bit
- mite
- jot
- ace
- crumb
- tad
- speck
- ounce
Synonyms:
- plateful
- bucket
- sight
- boatload
- hundred
- multiplicity
- carload
- heap
- volume
- yard
- good deal
- reams
- passel
- pot
- much
- bushel
- basketful
- all kinds (of)
- fistful
- abundance
- mass
- myriad
- quite a bit
- peck
- sheaf
- barrel
- shipload
- mess
- store
- oodles
- mountain
- truckload
- potful
- scads
- gobs
- profusion
- pack
Antonyms:
- lack
- smidgen
- smidge
- lack
- smidgeon
- modicum
- fleck
- modicum
- portion
- smattering
- little
- smattering
- section
- smidgen
- fleck
- flyspeck
- scintilla
- smidge
- flyspeck
- smidgeon
- shot
- smidgin
- little
- nubbin
- absence
- shortage
- paucity
- shot
- nubbin
- dash
- driblet
- smidgin
- morsel
- dash
- absence
- portion
- paucity
- section
- driblet
- morsel
- shortage
- scintilla
Synonyms:
- overflow
- bevy
- flock
- overkill
- superabundance
- throng
- excess
- overmuch
- horde
- spate
- thousands
- million
- lashins
- oversupply
- swarm
- lashings
- bonanza
- multitude
- plethora
- overage
- overabundance
- redundancy
- rash
- flood
- surplus
- score
- crush
- drove
- deluge
- sea
- plentitude
- plenitude
- crowd
- surfeit
- cram
- superfluity
- press
- epidemic
- army
- mob
- embarrassment
- plague
- host
Antonyms:
wad Sentence Examples
- Harriet rolled up a wad of paper and tossed it at her brother.
- The dog's tail wagged furiously, leaving a small wad of fur in its wake.
- The blacksmith hammered a wad of metal into shape, creating an intricate design.
- The teenager crumpled up a wad of homework and threw it in the trash.
- The painter squeezed out a wad of paint onto his palette.
- The child played with a wad of clay, molding it into various shapes.
- The wind blew a wad of leaves across the street.
- The cowboy pulled a wad of tobacco from his pocket and filled his pipe.
- The hiker wrapped a wad of gauze around his injured ankle.
- The chef kneaded a wad of dough before shaping it into loaves of bread.
FAQs About the word wad
a small mass of soft material, (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent, a wad of something chewable as tobacco, compress into a wad, crowd o
slew, ton, plenty, bunch, lot, raft, quantity, dozen, deal, bundle
pinch, peanuts, strain, trace, dot,handful, dab, strain, streak, particle
Harriet rolled up a wad of paper and tossed it at her brother.
The dog's tail wagged furiously, leaving a small wad of fur in its wake.
The blacksmith hammered a wad of metal into shape, creating an intricate design.
The teenager crumpled up a wad of homework and threw it in the trash.
