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:
- particle
- granule
- ounce
- shred
- strain
- trace
- hint
- peanuts
- suspicion
- scruple
- drop
- sprinkle
- shadow
- drop
- shade
- ace
- lick
- glimmer
- piece
- glimmer
- tittle
- handful
- strain
- scrap
- sprinkling
- shadow
- grain
- touch
- pittance
- sprinkling
- scrap
- sprinkle
- iota
- scruple
- tittle
- handful
- nip
- ounce
- ray
- molecule
- streak
- spot
- particle
- mite
- pinch
- mite
- dot
- molecule
- dram
- jot
- pinch
- dab
- taste
- dab
- hint
- bit
- shred
- whit
- fragment
- tad
- mote
- mouthful
- piece
- dram
- mouthful
- speck
- crumb
- taste
- fragment
- peanuts
- shade
- suspicion
- grain
- jot
- spot
- lick
- ace
- nip
- atom
- tad
- mote
- iota
- trace
- dot
- atom
- streak
- bit
- whit
- ray
- pittance
- crumb
- speck
- granule
- touch
Synonyms:
- volume
- multiplicity
- basketful
- profusion
- reams
- plateful
- pot
- potful
- mass
- store
- peck
- yard
- quite a bit
- oodles
- barrel
- bucket
- much
- shipload
- abundance
- passel
- carload
- mountain
- gobs
- fistful
- mess
- hundred
- pack
- truckload
- bushel
- scads
- myriad
- good deal
- boatload
- sheaf
- all kinds (of)
- heap
- sight
Antonyms:
- dash
- smidgin
- smidge
- modicum
- little
- shortage
- smattering
- smidgeon
- paucity
- smidgeon
- morsel
- flyspeck
- lack
- smidgen
- smidge
- fleck
- shot
- paucity
- absence
- scintilla
- section
- nubbin
- shortage
- lack
- driblet
- scintilla
- smidgen
- absence
- portion
- flyspeck
- smattering
- fleck
- portion
- driblet
- nubbin
- little
- morsel
- shot
- section
- dash
- modicum
- smidgin
Synonyms:
- flood
- superabundance
- overflow
- mob
- sea
- overabundance
- million
- lashins
- surplus
- host
- swarm
- thousands
- multitude
- embarrassment
- plentitude
- bonanza
- lashings
- overage
- plethora
- plague
- horde
- surfeit
- excess
- superfluity
- throng
- score
- redundancy
- overkill
- army
- oversupply
- deluge
- bevy
- plenitude
- overmuch
- rash
- spate
- crowd
- flock
- cram
- epidemic
- drove
- crush
- press
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
chunk, dozen,loads, stack, bunch, deal, raft, wealth, plenty, bundle
particle, granule, ounce, shred, strain, trace, hint, peanuts, suspicion, scruple
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.
