pad

1 of 5

noun (1)

ˈpad

: a thin flat mat or cushion: such as

(1)

: a guard worn to shield body parts against impact

(2)

: sanitary napkin

(3)

: padding used to shape an article of clothing

(4)

: a piece of usually folded absorbent material (such as gauze) used as a surgical dressing or protective covering

(5)

: a component of certain brake systems (such as disc brakes) consisting of a plate covered with a frictional material

(6)

: a piece of soft stuffed material used as or under a saddle

: a piece of material saturated with ink for inking the surface of a rubber stamp

: a collection of sheets of paper glued or fastened together at one end

: the cushioned thickening of the underside of the toes of an animal

: the foot of an animal

: living quarters

: bed

a(1)

: an area used for helicopter takeoffs and landings

(2)

: a section of an airstrip used for warm-ups or turnarounds

: launchpad

: a horizontal concrete surface (as for parking a mobile home)

: a floating leaf of a water plant

: the flattened, fleshy, paddle-shaped stem segment of a cactus (such as a prickly pear)

pad

2 of 5

verb (1)

padded; padding

transitive verb

: to furnish with a pad or padding

: mute, muffle

: to expand or increase especially with needless, misleading, or fraudulent matter

pad the sales figures

—often used with out

they pad out their bibliographies

J. P. Kenyon

pad

3 of 5

verb (2)

padded; padding

transitive verb

: to traverse on foot

intransitive verb

: to go on foot : walk

especially : to walk with or as if with padded feet

the dog padded along beside him

padding around in bedroom slippers

pad

4 of 5

noun (2)

: a soft muffled or slapping sound

pad

5 of 5

noun (3)

dialectal British : path

: a horse that moves along at an easy pace

archaic : footpad

Kids Definition

pad 1 of 3

noun

ˈpad

: a tablet of writing or drawing paper

: something soft used for protection or comfort : cushion

: one of the cushioned parts of the underside of the feet of some animals (as a dog)

: a floating leaf of a water plant (as a water lily)

: a piece of material that holds ink used in inking rubber stamps

pad

2 of 3

verb

padded; padding

: to move with quiet steps

… I rose and padded silently into Mama and Papa's room.

Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

pad

3 of 3

verb

padded; padding

: to stuff or cover with soft material

We made a bed for the dog by padding a box.

: to make longer by adding words

He likes to pad a speech with humorous stories.

Medical Definition

pad 1 of 2

noun

ˈpad

: a usually square or rectangular piece of often folded typically absorbent material (as gauze) fixed in place over some part of the body as a dressing or other protective covering

: sanitary pad

: a part of the body or of an appendage that resembles or is suggestive of a cushion : a thick fleshy resilient part: as

: the sole of the foot or underside of the toes of an animal (as a dog) that is typically thickened so as to form a cushion

: the underside of the extremities of the fingers

especially : the ball of the thumb

PAD

2 of 2

abbreviation

peripheral arterial disease

pads 1 of 3

noun

plural of pad

as in notebooks

a number of sheets of writing paper glued together at one edge the waitress keeps a pad in the pocket of her apron to write down orders

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

notebooks
notepads
tablets
scratch pads
pamphlets
booklets
scrapbooks
albums

as in beds

a place set aside for sleeping I went back to my pad to get some rest

Synonyms & Similar Words

beds
couches
mattresses
sofas
bunks
racks
sacks
dosses
pallets
futon
futons
hays
bedsteads
kips
studio couches
hammocks
cribs
lairs
cots
daybeds
bunk beds
cradles
sofa beds
bassinets
water beds
sleigh beds
carry-cots
feather beds
four-posters
trundle beds
Murphy beds
shakedowns

as in cushions

something that serves as a protective barrier a pad on the chair to keep it from getting scratched

Synonyms & Similar Words

cushions
shields
bumpers
buffers
fenders
barricades
cushionings
paddings
cocoons
baffles
mufflers
safeguards
cordons

as in roofs

the place where one lives welcome to my pad

Synonyms & Similar Words

roofs
residences
houses
dwellings
abodes
homes
housings
places
quarters
residencies
lodgings
rooms
apartments
cabins
cottages
hearthstones
habitations
bungalows
mansions
hearths
domiciles
nests
shelters
flats
ranches
huts
diggings
accommodations
firesides
castles
suites
villas
estates
barracks
tract houses
billets
ranch houses
shacks
dormitories
apartment houses
condos
tenement houses
trailers
farmhouses
palaces
condominiums
town houses
chalets
penthouses
manors
duplexes
dorms
lodging houses
homesteads
manor houses
casitas
recreational vehicles
townhomes
rooming houses
salons
split levels
saltboxes
tenements
semis
house trailers
boardinghouses
triplexes
haciendas
condominia
rectories
halls
flophouses
hovels
lodgments
countryseats
motor homes
manses
hutches
hooches
lodgements
houseboats
hootches
mobile homes
granges
walk-ups
parsonages
shanties
RVs
vicarages
double-wides
hermitages
châteaus
McMansions
châteaux

pads

2 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of pad

as in colors

to add to the interest of by including made-up details the journalist was fired for padding certain stories to make them more interesting

Synonyms & Similar Words

colors
exaggerates
embroiders
stretches
enhances
embellishes
hyperbolizes
expands
hedges
stresses
magnifies
elaborates (on)
satirizes
emphasizes
overdraws
amplifies
plays up
overemphasizes
caricatures
overdoes
fleshes (out)
overplays
dresses up
gussies up
enlarges (on or upon)
fudges
overstates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

minimizes
understates
belittles
plays down

pads

3 of 3

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of pad

as in treads

to go on foot a cat padded silently by

Synonyms & Similar Words

treads
walks
steps
strolls
ambulates
marches
troops
wanders
hoofs (it)
paces
strides
stumps
saunters
traipses
treks
legs (it)
promenades
taps
shuffles
trots
clumps
foots (it)
hikes
struts
tramps
stomps
parades
ambles
tramples
perambulates
steps out
minces
gimps
tiptoes
prances
scuffs
power walks
footslogs
sashays
pussyfoots
moseys
peregrinates
waddles
stalks
hobbles
trips
limps
toddles
swaggers
rambles
bounces
nips
trudges
lurches
shambles
plods
stumbles
falters
staggers
pounds
tromps
lumbers

单词	pads
释义	pad 1 of 5 noun (1) ˈpad 1 a : a thin flat mat or cushion: such as (1) : a guard worn to shield body parts against impact (2) : sanitary napkin (3) : padding used to shape an article of clothing (4) : a piece of usually folded absorbent material (such as gauze) used as a surgical dressing or protective covering (5) : a component of certain brake systems (such as disc brakes) consisting of a plate covered with a frictional material (6) : a piece of soft stuffed material used as or under a saddle b : a piece of material saturated with ink for inking the surface of a rubber stamp 2 : a collection of sheets of paper glued or fastened together at one end 3 a : the cushioned thickening of the underside of the toes of an animal b : the foot of an animal 4 a : living quarters b : bed 5 a(1) : an area used for helicopter takeoffs and landings (2) : a section of an airstrip used for warm-ups or turnarounds b : launchpad c : a horizontal concrete surface (as for parking a mobile home) 6 a : a floating leaf of a water plant b : the flattened, fleshy, paddle-shaped stem segment of a cactus (such as a prickly pear) pad 2 of 5 verb (1) padded; padding transitive verb 1 a : to furnish with a pad or padding b : mute, muffle 2 : to expand or increase especially with needless, misleading, or fraudulent matter pad the sales figures —often used with out they pad out their bibliographies J. P. Kenyon pad 3 of 5 verb (2) padded; padding transitive verb : to traverse on foot intransitive verb : to go on foot : walk especially : to walk with or as if with padded feet the dog padded along beside him padding around in bedroom slippers pad 4 of 5 noun (2) : a soft muffled or slapping sound pad 5 of 5 noun (3) 1 dialectal British : path 2 : a horse that moves along at an easy pace 3 archaic : footpad Synonyms Noun (1) notepad tablet Verb (1) color elaborate (on) embellish embroider exaggerate hyperbolize magnify stretch Verb (2) ambulate foot (it) hoof (it) leg (it) step traipse tread walk See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) origin unknown Verb (2) perhaps from Middle Dutch paden to follow a path, from pad path Noun (2) imitative Noun (3) Middle Dutch pad First Known Use Noun (1) 1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb (1) 1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb (2) 1553, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Noun (2) 1879, in the meaning defined above Noun (3) 1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing pad bachelor pad brake pad crash pad game pad launching pad ink pad pad thai mouse pad sketch pad steno pad touch pad scratch pad heating pad shoulder pad legal pad lily pad mattress pad sanitary pad See More bachelor pad brake pad crash pad game pad launching pad ink pad pad thai mouse pad sketch pad steno pad touch pad scratch pad heating pad shoulder pad legal pad lily pad mattress pad sanitary pad See More Kids Definition pad 1 of 3 noun ˈpad 1 : a tablet of writing or drawing paper 2 : something soft used for protection or comfort : cushion 3 : one of the cushioned parts of the underside of the feet of some animals (as a dog) 4 : a floating leaf of a water plant (as a water lily) 5 : a piece of material that holds ink used in inking rubber stamps pad 2 of 3 verb padded; padding : to move with quiet steps … I rose and padded silently into Mama and Papa's room. Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry pad 3 of 3 verb padded; padding 1 : to stuff or cover with soft material We made a bed for the dog by padding a box. 2 : to make longer by adding words He likes to pad a speech with humorous stories. Medical Definition pad 1 of 2 noun ˈpad 1 a : a usually square or rectangular piece of often folded typically absorbent material (as gauze) fixed in place over some part of the body as a dressing or other protective covering b : sanitary pad 2 : a part of the body or of an appendage that resembles or is suggestive of a cushion : a thick fleshy resilient part: as a : the sole of the foot or underside of the toes of an animal (as a dog) that is typically thickened so as to form a cushion b : the underside of the extremities of the fingers especially : the ball of the thumb PAD 2 of 2 abbreviation peripheral arterial disease pads 1 of 3 noun plural of pad 1 as in notebooks a number of sheets of writing paper glued together at one edge the waitress keeps a pad in the pocket of her apron to write down orders Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance notebooks notepads tablets scratch pads pamphlets booklets scrapbooks albums 2 as in beds a place set aside for sleeping I went back to my pad to get some rest Synonyms & Similar Words beds couches mattresses sofas bunks racks sacks dosses pallets futon futons hays bedsteads kips studio couches hammocks cribs lairs cots daybeds bunk beds cradles sofa beds bassinets water beds sleigh beds carry-cots feather beds four-posters trundle beds Murphy beds shakedowns 3 as in cushions something that serves as a protective barrier a pad on the chair to keep it from getting scratched Synonyms & Similar Words cushions shields bumpers buffers fenders barricades cushionings paddings cocoons baffles mufflers safeguards cordons 4 as in roofs the place where one lives welcome to my pad Synonyms & Similar Words roofs residences houses dwellings abodes homes housings places quarters residencies lodgings rooms apartments cabins cottages hearthstones habitations bungalows mansions hearths domiciles nests shelters flats ranches huts diggings accommodations firesides castles suites villas estates barracks tract houses billets ranch houses shacks dormitories apartment houses condos tenement houses trailers farmhouses palaces condominiums town houses chalets penthouses manors duplexes dorms lodging houses homesteads manor houses casitas recreational vehicles townhomes rooming houses salons split levels saltboxes tenements semis house trailers boardinghouses triplexes haciendas condominia rectories halls flophouses hovels lodgments countryseats motor homes manses hutches hooches lodgements houseboats hootches mobile homes granges walk-ups parsonages shanties RVs vicarages double-wides hermitages châteaus McMansions châteaux pads 2 of 3 verb (1) present tense third-person singular of pad as in colors to add to the interest of by including made-up details the journalist was fired for padding certain stories to make them more interesting Synonyms & Similar Words colors exaggerates embroiders stretches enhances embellishes hyperbolizes expands hedges stresses magnifies elaborates (on) satirizes emphasizes overdraws amplifies plays up overemphasizes caricatures overdoes fleshes (out) overplays dresses up gussies up enlarges (on or upon) fudges overstates Antonyms & Near Antonyms minimizes understates belittles plays down pads 3 of 3 verb (2) present tense third-person singular of pad as in treads to go on foot a cat padded silently by Synonyms & Similar Words treads walks steps strolls ambulates marches troops wanders hoofs (it) paces strides stumps saunters traipses treks legs (it) promenades taps shuffles trots clumps foots (it) hikes struts tramps stomps parades ambles tramples perambulates steps out minces gimps tiptoes prances scuffs power walks footslogs sashays pussyfoots moseys peregrinates waddles stalks hobbles trips limps toddles swaggers rambles bounces nips trudges lurches shambles plods stumbles falters staggers pounds tromps lumbers
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