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