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Pad

noun

1.

A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge. Synonyms: pad of paper, tablet.

2.

The large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily).

3.

A block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp. Synonyms: inking pad, inkpad, stamp pad.

4.

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

5.

A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched. Synonyms: launch area, launch pad, launching pad, launchpad.

6.

Temporary living quarters. Synonyms: diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings.

7.

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

verb

(past & past part. padded; pres. part. padding)

1.

Add details to. Synonyms: aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard.

2.

Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud. Synonyms: footslog, plod, slog, tramp, trudge.

3.

Line or stuff with soft material. Synonym: fill out.

4.

Add padding to. Synonym: bolster.

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"Pad" Quotes from Famous Books

... grimly. He was fully armed, with spear and sword. He sat down outside the dark hole, and the captain retraced his steps. The pad of his feet on the floor died away, and then, for a long ...

— Astounding Stories, July, 1931 • Various

... and then at the other, by drawing the finger to the opposite side, and cuts them. The tendons being cut, the finger is detached. The vessels being tied, one point of suture is put in on the dorsal aspect, and the fingers on each side tied together at their extremities, with a pad of lint between them. ...

— A Manual of the Operations of Surgery - For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners • Joseph Bell

... a simple board, with an oblong rim on one side so padded with hair that the crown of the head entirely escapes pressure, may prove a very good substitute. The upholsterer should so fill the pad that the wearer will have difficulty in balancing it. It may be loaded ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 • Various

... person is not guilty. Besides, you can say that we shall certainly know all about this woman in a few days whether he tells us or not, so he may as well save us valuable time. Better write that down—here is a pad." ...

— Through the Wall • Cleveland Moffett

... followed them. Good old Baldy! An Indian dashed for him—Sergeant Woodall took quick aim and the pony scoured off, its saddle-pad empty. But Baldy whirled ...

— Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters • Edwin L. Sabin

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