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Pad

/pæd/

A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.

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📖 Definitions of "Pad"

noun

1
A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
2
A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
3
A soft, or small, cushion.
4
A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the under side of the toes of animals.

verb

1
To stuff.
2
To furnish with a pad or padding.
3
To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
"May 21, 2008, Austin American-Statesman"
4
To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
"to pad cloth"

🔄 Synonyms of "Pad"

26 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
trudgeverb	(intransitive) To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
aggrandizeverb	(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
bolsterverb	(transitive, often figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
plodverb	(intransitive) To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over).
embellishverb	To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
slognoun	(intransitive) To walk slowly or doggedly, encountering resistance.
blow upverb	Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
lardnoun	Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
dramatizeverb	(transitive) To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner.
fill outverb	(transitive) To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
tabletnoun	A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.
lodgingsnoun	A room or set of rooms in another person's house where a person lodges.
digsnoun	(colloquial) Lodgings; place of accommodation.
footslognoun	(intransitive) to walk heavily over a long distance or in a weary manner; to trudge
launchpadnoun	Alternative form of launch pad. [The surface or structure from which a launch is made.]
launch padnoun	The surface or structure from which a launch is made.
dramatiseverb	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of dramatize. [(transitive) To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.]
embroiderverb	To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
diggingsnoun	temporary living quarters
domiciliationnoun	permanent residence
launching padnoun	a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
inking padnoun	a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
inkpadnoun	Alternative spelling of ink-pad. [A piece of absorbent material, soaked with ink used for rubber stamps. The ink gets onto the stamp by pressing the stamp on the ink-pad.]
stamp padnoun	A porous pad, often made of a felt-like material, impregnated with ink, used for inking rubber stamps.
launch areanoun	a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pad"

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Word	Definition
bolsternoun	(figurative) That which supports or promotes; a catalyst.
embroiderverb	To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
footslognoun	An instance of footslogging.
embellishverb	To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
lodgingsnoun	A room or set of rooms in another person's house where a person lodges.
digsnoun	(colloquial) Lodgings; place of accommodation.
launchpadnoun	Alternative form of launch pad. [The surface or structure from which a launch is made.]
inkpadnoun	Alternative spelling of ink-pad. [A piece of absorbent material, soaked with ink used for rubber stamps. The ink gets onto the stamp by pressing the stamp on the ink-pad.]
lardnoun	Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
trudgenoun	A tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.
stamp padnoun	A porous pad, often made of a felt-like material, impregnated with ink, used for inking rubber stamps.
launch padnoun	The surface or structure from which a launch is made.
domiciliationnoun	permanent residence
blow upverb	Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
slognoun	(countable, uncountable, chiefly British, Australia and Canada) A long, tedious walk or march.
tabletnoun	A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.
plodnoun	A slow or labored walk or other motion or activity.
aggrandizeverb	(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
dramatiseverb	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of dramatize. [(transitive) To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.]
dramatizeverb	(transitive) To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner.