Meaning & use
wads
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Small, tightly packed bundles or lumps of a soft material.
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He stuffed wads of cotton into the box to protect the glassware.
She pulled several wads of cash from her coat pocket.
A note on using this word
The informal phrase "wads of cash" uses "wads" to emphasize a thick, bulky bundle of money.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Presses or rolls something into a compact lump.
He wads up scrap paper before tossing it in the bin.
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