breadcrumb vs wad

breadcrumb

noun
  • A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread. 

  • A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a directory, web page or similar, used as a navigation aid. 

  • One in a series of clues leading to a person or place. 

verb
  • To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface). 

  • To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction. 

  • To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking. 

wad

noun
  • A sandwich. 

  • An ejaculation of semen. 

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

  • Plumbago, graphite. 

  • 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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