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wad
Part of speech: NounA small mass of soft material; a soft bunch of cotton, wool, rope, etc., used to stop an opening, pad a garment, etc.; a soft plug to hold a charge of powder or shot in position; as, a gun wad.
Part of speech: VerbTo form into, close by, or stuff with, a small, soft mass or bunch.
Part of speech: Past tenseWadded.
Part of speech: Past participle Usage examples "wad":- With the other hand he squeezed the powder into a ball in the middle of the handkerchief, and wrapped the thread around and around above it to keep the wad in place. - "The Story of Dago", Annie Fellows-Johnston.
- Have you ever studied into the traits and habits of our American wad? - "Sweet Cicely Or Josiah Allen as a Politician", Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley).
- S'pose the coon'll ever show up with all that wad on him? - "The Blind Lion of the Congo", Elliott Whitney.