🇬🇧 en fr 🇫🇷

wad noun

  /wɑd/ , /wɒd/
  • A substantial pile (normally of money).
 liasse, paquet
  • A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.
 bouchon, bourre, étoupin
  • An amorphous, compact mass.
 boule, tampon
décharge

wad verb

  /wɑd/ , /wɒd/
  • To crumple or crush into a compact, amorphous shape or ball.
 boucher, capitonner, rembourrer, rouler en boule

wadded

ouaté

wadding noun

  /ˈwɑdɪŋ/ , /ˈwɒdɪŋ/
  • Soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material.
 ouate
Wiktionary Links