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Meanings of wad in English

Portuguese
montão
Catalan
feix
Spanish
mogollón
Wikidata

(Often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.

      montão
      Spanish
      masticable

      A wad of something chewable as tobacco.

            masticable
            Catalan
            apinyar
            Spanish
            apretar

            Crowd or pack to capacity.

                  apinyar
                  Catalan
                  feixar
                  Spanish
                  compactar

                  Compress into a wad.

                        Related terms
                        feixar
                        Synonyms
                        Examples for "pack"
                        Examples for "pack"
                        1
                        It will be a great challenge for our forward pack in particular.
                        The South African
                        2
                        The road is open; the pack-train is ready; the guides are waiting.
                        Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation
                        3
                        Blanch 5 minutes; cold dip; drain and pack into the cans dry.
                        Every Step in Canning: The Cold-Pack Method
                        4
                        Quite simple, really, though short of the full effect of a porta-pack.
                        Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
                        5
                        It's a new year, and we have a new pack of initiates.
                        Divergent
                        1
                        I bring coffee,' she said firmly, and took the damp bundle away.
                        The power of the legendary greek
                        2
                        Telstra said the new high-speed bundle was unnecessary and would confuse customers.
                        News.com.au
                        3
                        All iPhone tariffs include anytime minutes, texts and a 1GB data bundle.
                        The Irish Times
                        4
                        A bundle of paper hand towels teetered then tumbled to the floor.
                        Cross Bones
                        5
                        Kneeling, I opened my lute case and brought out a small bundle.
                        The Name of the Wind
                        1
                        It presents a problem because, legally, a treaty is a compact betw.
                        The new yorker
                        2
                        At some point, users will also have access to compact electric cars.
                        Wired
                        3
                        This allows using the fibre to build compact high power laser systems.
                        Pubmed
                        4
                        They have a good compact organization, better than in 2010, he said.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        Note the words of the compact: In the name of God, amen.
                        Ten Great Events in History
                        Usage of wad in English
                        1
                        To be honest, Rylance wad second favourite to Sylvester Stallone last year.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        It formed the wad of the pistol that was in _your hand.
                        Viviette
                        3
                        Militants said a ransom had been paid, but this wad never confirmed.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Or even the feds, given that wad of money in the closet.
                        When twilight comes
                        5
                        Took a wad of paper towels from the dispenser and soaked them.
                        Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
                        6
                        In this case I guess I'm the feller with the biggest wad.
                        The Forfeit
                        7
                        Then they tell me he's a real hit man, wadda y' know?
                        The bourne ultimatum
                        8
                        He was chewing a great wad of something that he spat out.
                        Stonewielder
                        9
                        A gunshot rang out; a smoking wad fell almost at my feet.
                        A Hero of Our Time
                        10
                        It wad be as good for her as for the other bairns.
                        Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
                        11
                        And folk said they highwayman wad skin the breeks aff a Hielandman.
                        Stories of the Border Marches
                        12
                        Quite a wad of melon-tinted paper came out from the tawny envelope.
                        The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War and Sport
                        13
                        Then she produced a wad of cash and handed it to me.
                        Stories: all-new tales
                        14
                        He was bearded and had a wad of tobacco in his jaw.
                        Lonesome dove
                        15
                        James startled, nearly dropping the wad of unfolded clothes in his arms.
                        James Potter and the Morrigan Web
                        16
                        A wad of money feels like a handful of warm wilted lettuce.
                        Once there was a war