wade vs puddle

wade is not a noun while puddle is a noun.

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

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

wade (noun)	puddle (noun)
	something resembling a pool of liquid
	a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
	a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry

wade (verb)	puddle (verb)
walk (through relatively shallow water)	eliminate urine
	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