Can and Wad

Can

Can noun - A metal container in the shape of a cylinder.

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Wad and can are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wad" instead a noun "Can".

Wad noun - A considerable amount.

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Can and wad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Can" instead a noun "Wad".

full	full can	full wad
nice	nice can	nice wad
single	single can	single wad
visible	visible can	visible wad
Other adjectives: small, entire, large, big, huge, little, important, literal, giant, biggest, heaping.

One-room games where the player must use everything in the room are common—if there's a wad of gum in the trash can, sooner or later that will be an important wad of gum.

Source: The Law of Conservation of Detail aka: Law Of Conservation Of Detail
Players can spam attacks with the money wad to permanently stunlock enemies, which can buy you some time on stealth runs if you need to neutralize a guard but don't have any pagers left.

Source: Video Game / PAYDAY 2
Although if they are bothered enough by some puny human, they can revert to good old trajectory calculation for a wad of spit in a heartbeat.

Source: Good with Numbers

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