Wafer (Noun)
Meaning 1
A small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- To fasten the letter closed, Emma placed a tiny wafer over the folded flap.
- Her father told her that she only needed a small wafer to seal the envelope securely.
- The pre-printed wafers her grandmother used were always embossed with a family crest.
- Lucy rummaged through her desk drawer for a wafer to close the envelope, but found none.
- After moistening the back, Harry placed a round wafer at the lip of the flap, just where her family tradition specified.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist).
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
A small thin crisp cake or cookie.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The wafer snapped in half as soon as I bit into it.
- She delicately placed a wafer on top of the whipped cream.
- The cookies were so thin they were almost like wafers.
- Wafers are a classic accompaniment to ice cream sundaes.
- Crunching into the crispy wafer was the best part of the dessert.