almond vs wad

almond

noun
  • A type of tree nut. 

  • Prunus dulcis var. amara, bitter almond, a variety that only produces bitter fruits 

  • Flavor or other characteristics of almond. 

  • The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour. 

  • Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae 

  • The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown. 

  • Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil. 

  • Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae 

  • Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae 

  • A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, that produces predominantly sweet almonds. 

  • Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae 

  • Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae 

adj
  • Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut. 

wad

noun
  • Plumbago, graphite. 

  • A sandwich. 

  • An ejaculation of semen. 

  • Any black manganese oxide or hydroxide mineral rich rock in the oxidized zone of various ore deposits. 

  • 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. 

  • An amorphous, compact mass. 

  • A substantial pile (normally of money). 

verb
  • To insert or force a wad into. 

  • To crumple or crush into a compact, amorphous shape or ball. 

  • To wager. 

  • To stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton. 

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