wad

Noun
  1. A small mass of soft material (synset 115137269)
    "he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter"
    is a type of: material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
  2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (synset 113796604)
    "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
    is a type of: large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
    subtypes:
    same as: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum
  3. A wad of something chewable as tobacco (synset 107594964)
    is a type of: bit, bite, morsel - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
    same as: chaw, chew, cud, plug, quid
Verb
  1. Compress into a wad (synset 201486416)
    "wad paper into the box"
    is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
    subtypes: puddle - work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
    same as: bundle, compact, pack
    verb group: compact, pack - have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
  2. Crowd or pack to capacity (synset 201527086)
    "the theater was jampacked"
    is a type of: stuff - cram into a cavity
    same as: chock up, cram, jam, jampack, ram
    verb group: cram - put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled

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