Definition of Pad

1. Noun. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.

Exact synonyms: Pad Of Paper, Tablet
Specialized synonyms: Message Pad, Writing Pad, Notepad
Generic synonyms: Paper

2. Verb. Add details to. "They won't pad the story "

3. Noun. The large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily).
Group relationships: Aquatic Plant, Hydrophyte, Hydrophytic Plant, Water Plant
Generic synonyms: Foliage, Leaf, Leafage
Specialized synonyms: Lily Pad

4. Verb. Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud. "They pad up the hill"; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
Exact synonyms: Footslog, Plod, Slog, Tramp, Trudge
Generic synonyms: Walk
Specialized synonyms: Slop, Slosh, Splash, Splosh, Squelch, Squish
Derivative terms: Footslogger, Plodder, Plodder, Plodder, Plodding, Tramper, Trudge, Trudger

5. Noun. A block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp.
Exact synonyms: Inking Pad, Inkpad, Stamp Pad
Generic synonyms: Block

6. Verb. Line or stuff with soft material. "Pad a bra"
Exact synonyms: Fill Out
Generic synonyms: Stuff
Specialized synonyms: Rat
Derivative terms: Padding

7. Noun. A flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort.

8. Verb. Add padding to. "Pad the seat of the chair"
Exact synonyms: Bolster
Generic synonyms: Fill, Fill Up, Make Full
Derivative terms: Padding

9. Noun. A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.
Exact synonyms: Launch Area, Launch Pad, Launching Pad, Launchpad
Generic synonyms: Platform
Group relationships: Launching Site

10. Noun. Temporary living quarters.
Exact synonyms: Diggings, Digs, Domiciliation, Lodgings
Generic synonyms: Living Quarters, Quarters
Derivative terms: Domiciliate, Lodge, Lodge

11. Noun. The fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger.

Definition of Pad

1. n. A footpath; a road.

2. v. t. To travel upon foot; to tread.

3. v. i. To travel heavily or slowly.

4. n. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.

5. v. t. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.

Definition of Pad

1. to line or stuff with soft material [v PADDED, PADDING, PADS]

Medical Definition of Pad

1. 1. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing. 2. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; especially, one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper. 3. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame. 4. A stuffed guard or protection; especially, one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising. 5. A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals. 6. A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant. 7. A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc. 8. A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck. 9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. Pad cloth, a saddlecloth; a housing. Pad saddle. See def. 3, above. Pad tree, a piece of wood or metal which gives rigidity and shape to a harness pad. Origin: Perh. Akin to pod. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pad

pacos
pacos
PACS
pacs
pact
pacta
pactamycin
paction
pactioned
pactions
pacts
pactum
pacu
pacy
pad (current term)
pad (current term)
padang
padangs
padauk
padauks
Padda
Padda oryzivora
padded
padder
padders
paddies
padding
paddings
paddle
paddle

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