puddle vs wad

puddle and wad both are nouns.

puddle and wad both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
puddle	Yes	No	Yes	No
wad	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wad is a hypernym of puddle; that is, wad is a word with a broader meaning than puddle:

puddle: work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
wad: compress into a wad

Other hypernyms of puddle include bundle, compact, pack.

puddle (noun)	wad (noun)
something resembling a pool of liquid	a wad of something chewable as tobacco
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry	a small mass of soft material

puddle (verb)	wad (verb)
eliminate urine	crowd or pack to capacity
mix up or confuse	compress into a wad
mess around, as in a liquid or paste
make into a puddle
work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
make a puddle by splashing water
dip into mud before planting
subject to puddling or form by puddling
wade or dabble in a puddle

Difference between puddle and wad

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