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1wad noun 1 : a little mass, bundle, or tuft <~s of clay>

2 : a soft mass of usu. light fibrous material

3 : a pliable plug (as of felt) used to retain a powder charge (as in a cartridge)

4 : a considerable amount (as of money)

5 : a roll of paper money

Synonyms

[1] blob, chunk, clod, clump, glob, gob, hunk, lump, nub—more at LUMP

[4] fortune, mint

2wad verb wad·ded; wad·ding 1 : to push a wad into <~ a gun>

2 : to form into a wad

3 : to hold in by a wad <~ a bullet in a gun>

4 : to stuff or line with a wad : PAD

Synonyms

agglomerate, ball, conglomerate, roll, round; also clump, lump; bead

Antonyms

unroll

wad·ding noun 1 : WADS; also : material for making wads

2 : a soft mass or sheet of short loose fibers used for stuffing or padding

wad·dle verb wad·dled; wad·dling : to walk with short steps swaying from side to side like a duck

— waddle noun

wade verb wad·ed; wad·ing 1 : to step in or through a medium (as water) more resistant than air

2 : to move or go with difficulty or labor and often with determination <~ through a dull book>

3 : to set to work or attack with determination or vigor — used with in or into

— wad·able or wade·able adjective

— wade noun

wad·er noun 1 : one that wades

2 : SHOREBIRD; also : WADING BIRD

3 plural : a waterproof garment consisting of pants with attached boots for wading

wa·di noun [ORIGIN: Ar wādiy]

: a streambed of southwest Asia and northern Africa that is dry except in the rainy season

wading bird noun : any of an order of long-legged birds (as sandpipers, cranes, or herons) that wade in water in search of food

wa·fer noun 1 : a thin crisp cake or cracker

2 : a thin round piece of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist

3 : something (as a piece of candy) that resembles a wafer

1waffle noun : a soft but crisped cake of batter cooked in a special hinged metal utensil (waffle iron)

2waffle verb waf·fled; waf·fling : to speak or write in a vague or evasive manner

1waft verb : to cause to move or go lightly by or as if by the impulse of wind or waves

Synonyms

drift, float, glide, hang, hover, poise, ride, sail—more at FLOAT

2waft noun 1 : a slight breeze : PUFF

2 : the act of waving

Synonyms

air, breath, breeze, puff, zephyr—more at BREEZE

1wag verb wagged; wag·ging 1 : to sway or swing shortly from side to side or to-and-fro

2 : to move in chatter

3 : GOSSIP

2wag noun : an act of wagging : a wagging movement

3wag noun : a person full of sport and humor : JOKER

Synonyms

card, comedian, comic, humorist, jester, joker, wit—more at HUMORIST

1wage noun 1 : payment for labor or services usu. according to contract — often used in pl.

2 plural : an equivalent or a return for something done, suffered, or given : RECOMPENSE

Synonyms

usually wages plural emolument, hire, pay, payment, salary, stipend; also compensation, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requital, return; check, commission, paycheck; redress, reparation, restitution; repayment, reimbursement; profit, takings, yield

2wage verb waged; wag·ing 1 : to engage in : CARRY ON <~ a war>

2 : to be in process of being waged

1wager noun 1 : something (as a sum of money) risked on an uncertain event : BET, STAKE

2 : something on which bets are laid : GAMBLE

2wager verb : to make a bet

Synonyms

bet, gamble, go, lay, stake—more at BET

wa·ger·er noun : one that makes a wager

wag·gery noun, plural -ger·ies 1 : playfulness and mischievous merriment

2 : something done or said in fun : JEST

Synonyms

[1] devilishness, impishness, knavery, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, shenanigans, wickedness—more at MISCHIEF

[2] crack, gag, jest, joke, laugh, pleasantry, quip, sally, wisecrack, witticism—more at JOKE

wag·gish adjective 1 : resembling or characteristic of a wag : MISCHIEVOUS

2 : done or made for fun : HUMOROUS

Synonyms

devilish, impish,