soft pad

  • 11pad — pad1 S3 [pæd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(soft material)¦ 2¦(paper)¦ 3¦(flat ground)¦ 4¦(animal s foot)¦ 5¦(apartment)¦ 6¦(water plant)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Low German, bottom surface of the foot ] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12pad — I noun (C) 1 SOFT MATERIAL something made of or filled with soft material, that is used to protect something or make it more comfortable: She put a sterile pad of cotton over the wound. | a foam rubber pad | knee/elbow/shoulder pad (=a pad sewn… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13pad — [[t]pæ̱d[/t]] pads, padding, padded 1) N COUNT A pad is a fairly thick, flat piece of a material such as cloth or rubber. Pads are used, for example, to clean things, to protect things, or to change their shape. He withdrew the needle and placed… …

    English dictionary

  • 14pad — I [[t]pæd[/t]] n. v. pad•ded, pad•ding 1) a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing 2) a soft, stuffed cushion used as a saddle 3) a number of sheets of paper glued together at one edge to form a tablet 4) pri… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 15pad — pad1 /pad/, n., v., padded, padding. n. 1. a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing. 2. a soft, stuffed cushion used as a saddle; a padded leather saddle without a tree. 3. a number of sheets of paper glued or …

    Universalium

  • 16pad — I. /pæd / (say pad) noun 1. a cushion like mass of some soft material, for comfort, protection, or stuffing. 2. a guard for the leg, containing padding and stiffeners, as worn by those batting and wicketkeeping in cricket, goalkeeping in hockey,… …

  • 17pad — 1. noun /pæd/ a) A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on. b) A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame. 2. verb /pæd/ a) To stuff …

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  • 18pad — I. verb (padded; padding) Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch paden to follow a path, from pad path Date: 1553 transitive verb to traverse on foot intransitive verb to go on foot ; walk; especially to walk with or as if with padded feet …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19pad — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 pieces of paper fastened together at one edge ADJECTIVE ▪ memo, note (usually notepad), scratch (AmE) ▪ drawing, sketch ▪ writing …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 20pad — [pæd] noun [C] I 1) a set of sheets of paper that are fastened together along the top or along one side a note pad[/ex] 2) a thick piece of a soft substance that you use for protecting something, making it more comfortable, or changing its shape… …

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