[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wade \wade\, v. t.
   to pass or cross by wading; as, he waded ?he rivers and
   swamps.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wade \wade\, n.
   woad. obs. --mortimer.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wade \wade\, v. i. imp.  p. p. waded; p. pr.  vb. n.
   wading. oe. waden to wade, to go, as. wadan; akin to
   ofries. wada, d. waden, ohg. watan, icel. va?a, sw. vada,
   dan. vade, l. vadere to go, walk, vadum a ford. cf. evade,
   invade, pervade, waddle.
   1913 webster
   1. to go; to move forward. obs.
      1913 webster

            when might is joined unto cruelty,
            alas, too deep will the venom wade.   --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            forbear, and wade no further in this speech. --old
                                                  play.
      1913 webster

   2. to walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move,
      sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.
      1913 webster

            so eagerly the fiend . . .
            with head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way,
            and swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed ?lowly
      among objects or circumstances that constantly ?inder or
      embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.
      1913 webster

            and wades through fumes, and gropes his way.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

            the king's admirable conduct has waded through all
            these difficulties.                   --davenant.
      1913 webster
see also:
waded wading evade invade pervade waddle 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wade \wade\, n.
   the act of wading. colloq.
   1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

woad \woad\, n. oe. wod, as. w=ad; akin to d. weede, g. waid,
   ohg. weit, dan. vaid, veid, sw. veide, l. vitrum. written
   also wad, and wade.
   1913 webster
   1. bot. an herbaceous cruciferous plant isatis
      tinctoria of the family cruciferae syn.
      brassicaceae. it was formerly cultivated for the blue
      coloring matter derived from its leaves. see isatin.
      1913 webster

   2. a blue dyestuff, or coloring matter, consisting of the
      powdered and fermented leaves of the isatis tinctoria.
      it is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with
      indigo as a ferment in dyeing.
      1913 webster

            their bodies . . . painted with woad in sundry
            figures.                              --milton.
      1913 webster

   wild woad bot., the weld reseda luteola. see weld.
      

   woad mill, a mill grinding and preparing woad.
      1913 webster
see also:
wad wade isatis tinctoria cruciferae brassicaceae isatin 
isatis tinctoria wild woad reseda luteola weld woad mill 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

wade
     n : english tennis player who won may women's singles titles
         born in 1945 syn: virginia wade
     v : walk through relatively shallow water; "can we wade across
         the river to the other side?"; "wade the pond"
see also:
virginia wade 

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

wade, nc town, fips 70340
  location: 35.16428 n, 78.73535 w
  population 1990: 238 110 housing units
  area: 2.5 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 28395

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

wade, nc -- u.s. town in north carolina
   population 2000:    480
   housing units 2000: 220
   land area 2000:     1.305882 sq. miles 3.382218 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.009230 sq. miles 0.023906 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.315112 sq. miles 3.406124 sq. km
   fips code:            70340
   located within:       north carolina nc, fips 37
   location:             35.161774 n, 78.732977 w
   zip codes 1990:     28395
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    wade, nc
    wade

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

wade, ms -- u.s. census designated place in mississippi
   population 2000:    491
   housing units 2000: 174
   land area 2000:     4.361655 sq. miles 11.296635 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.024565 sq. miles 0.063622 sq. km
   total area 2000:    4.386220 sq. miles 11.360257 sq. km
   fips code:            77080
   located within:       mississippi ms, fips 28
   location:             30.641942 n, 88.551069 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    wade, ms
    wade

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