wad vs great deal

wad and great deal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wad	Yes	No	Yes	No
great deal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wad and great deal are synonyms defined as:

wad and great deal: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

wad (noun)	great deal (noun)
a wad of something chewable as tobacco	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a small mass of soft material

wad (verb)	great deal (verb)
crowd or pack to capacity
compress into a wad