Definition of Wadding

Babylon English
wadding
n. filler, padding; pulp, cotton wool

wad
v. plug with cotton wool; line or pad with wadding; hold in place with padding; form into a wad

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Wadding Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wadding
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Wad
  
(n.)
Any soft stuff of loose texture, used for stuffing or padding garments; esp., sheets of carded cotton prepared for the purpose.
  
(n.)
A wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable substance of which wads may be made.
  

WordNet 2.0
wadding

Noun
1. any material used especially to protect something
(synonym) packing material, packing
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) cardboard, composition board


wad

Noun
1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
(synonym) batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, whole lot, whole slew
(hypernym) large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
(hyponym) flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
(derivation) jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram
2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
(synonym) chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug
(hypernym) morsel, bit, bite
(derivation) pack, bundle, compact

Verb
1. compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"
(synonym) pack, bundle, compact
(hypernym) arrange, set up
(hyponym) puddle
(verb-group) compact, pack
(derivation) chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug
2. crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
(synonym) jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram
(hypernym) stuff
(verb-group) cram
(derivation) batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, whole lot, whole slew

hEnglish - advanced version
wadding

wadding
\wad"ding\ (?), n. [see wad a little mass.]
1. a wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable substance of which wads may be made.
2. any soft stuff of loose texture, used for stuffing or padding garments; esp., sheets of carded cotton prepared for the purpose.
wadding
n : any material used especially to protect something [syn: packing material , packing]




English Phonetics


Wadding Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dream Dictionary
Wadding
Wadding, if seen in a dream, brings consolation to the sorrowing, and indifference to unfriendly criticism.
  


Wadding Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Wadding
For people named Wadding, see Wadding (surname)
Wadding is used in guns to seal gas behind a projectile.

This can be crucial to a gun's efficiency, since any gas that leaks past a projectile as it is being fired is wasted. A harder or more carefully designed item which serves this purpose is often called a sabot. Wadding for muzzleloaders is typically a small piece of cloth, or paper wrapping from the cartridge.


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