wad vs puddle

wad and puddle both are nouns.

wad and puddle both are verbs.

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

As verbs, puddle is a hyponym of wad; that is, puddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wad:

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

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

wad (verb)	puddle (verb)
crowd or pack to capacity	eliminate urine
compress into a wad	mix up or confuse
	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 wad and puddle

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