wad — OAT · Shobdo

wad

noun

1 a wad of absorbent cotton | a wad of sealing wax:

lump, mass, chunk, hunk, wedge, ball, clump, block, pat, brick, cube, bar, cake, slab, nugget, plug, pad, knob, glob, dollop, cluster, nub;

bit, piece, portion, segment;

British gobbet;

British, informal wodge, gob.

2 Mike pulled out a wad of hundred-dollar bills:

bundle, roll, bankroll, pile, stack, sheaf, pocketful, load.

3 a huge wad of tobacco:

quid, twist, plug, chew;

North American, informal chaw;

rare pigtail, cud, cake.

verb

the teddy bear had huge empty eye sockets wadded with cotton:

stuff, pad, fill, pack, line;

wrap, cover, encase, cushion, protect.