I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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The biggest wad of that cash, however, did not go into software, chips, or computers.
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It needed gobs of honey or molasses along with a big wad of butter to create the illusion of good eating.
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But they want a big , fat wad of that cash up front.
thick
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Beside them was a thick wad of thin notes.
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Three thousand tabs of Ecstasy were handed over for a thick wad of notes.
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She could feel nothing, as if her entire body were mummified in thick wads of flavourless chewing gum.
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She kitted her out in a belt and a thick wad of gauze.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a wad of bubble gum
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a wad of dollar bills
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I saw him trying to press a wad of cash into the woman's hand. She wouldn't take it.
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She opened her handbag, and pulled out a wad of banknotes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And then I saw my wad of bills lying on the floor.
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By dealing in dollars you avoid paying high exchange fees or going home with a wad of pesos.
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I took the wad of twenties out of the bag and stuffed them into the back pocket of my jeans.
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She tried nibbling at the bulbous wad of meat and then at the toasted roll.
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The wads of crumpled transaction slips bulging out of wallets and desk drawers will be no more.
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The 20s, 50s and 100s were wrapped with rubber bands in wads of $ 1, 000 each.
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The biggest wad of that cash, however, did not go into software, chips, or computers.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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You could wad it up into a ball with your fingers, light it, and heat your coffee.