Definition of PAD

pad

Plural: pads

Noun

  • a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
  • the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
  • a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
  • a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
  • a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
  • temporary living quarters
  • the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
  • A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
  • A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
  • A soft, or small, cushion.
  • A soft area on the ends of a digit:
  • A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals.
  • A soft area on the ends of a digit:
  • The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
  • A soft area on the ends of a digit:
  • Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
  • A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
  • A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
  • A menstrual pad; a mass of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow.
  • A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
  • A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects the player from damage when hit by the ball.
  • A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.
  • A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
  • Ellipsis of keypad.
  • Ellipsis of mouse pad.
  • a tablet PC
  • A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
  • An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket on one end; a "trip cord".
  • The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
  • A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
  • A bed.
  • A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
  • A prison cell.
  • A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
  • The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
  • A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
  • A toad.
  • A path, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a track made by animals.
  • An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
  • A robber who infests the road on foot; a highwayman or footpad.
  • A tramp or itinerant musician.
  • A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.
  • The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.

Verb

Verb Forms: padded, padding, pads

  • To line, stuff, or fill with soft material for protection or comfort.
  • add details to
  • walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  • line or stuff with soft material
    • "pad a bra"
  • add padding to
    • "pad the seat of the chair"
  • To stuff.
  • To furnish with a pad or padding.
  • To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
  • To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
  • To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
  • To travel along (a road, path etc.).
  • To travel on foot.
  • To wear a path by walking.
  • To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
  • To practise highway robbery.

Intj

  • Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.

Examples

  • He decided to PAD his score with several small words rather than wait for a bingo.
  • I heard her soft footsteps, pad, pad along the corridor.
  • pad one's expenses
  • The author began to pad her succinct stories with trite descriptions to keep up with current market trends.
  • to pad cloth

Origin / Etymology

1554, "bundle of straw to lie on", probably from Low German or West Flemish pad (“sole of the foot”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to pass”), which would make it related to both path and find.

Synonyms

aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, bolster, diggings, digs, domiciliation, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, fill out, footslog, inking pad, inkpad, lard, launch area, launch pad, launching pad, launchpad, lodgings, pad of paper, plod, slog, stamp pad, tablet, tramp, trudge, helipad, palp, pulp, synth pad

Scrabble Score: 6

pad: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pad: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pad: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

pad: valid Words With Friends Word