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