{
    "term": "wad",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a thick pile of pieces of paper, paper money, etc. folded or rolled together",
            "labels": "(British English, slang)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He pulled a thick wad of £10 notes out of his pocket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had a wad/wads of money *(= a large amount)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She came in with tears streaming down her face, clutching a wad of tissues."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a mass of soft material, used for blocking something or keeping something in place",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The nurse used a wad of cotton wool to stop the bleeding."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɒd/",
                "audio": "wa/wad/wad__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɑːd/",
                "audio": "wa/wad/wad__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (denoting wadding): perhaps related to Dutch watten, French ouate ‘padding, cotton wool’."
}