[
US
/ˈpæd/
]
NOUN
- a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
- temporary living quarters
- a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
- a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
- a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
- the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
- the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
VERB
-
line or stuff with soft material
pad a bra -
add padding to
pad the seat of the chair -
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone - add details to
How To Use pad In A Sentence
- If you are lucky enough to have a grassy paddock, it's worth the effort to get a couple of horses or a flock of sheep standing in just the right place.
- We paddled a little boat in the West Lake.
- Traditional methods for liquid or semiliquid fecal incontinence management, such as the use of absorbent briefs/pads, skin cleansers, and moisturizers, are only moderately successful in alleviating the consequences of fecal incontinence. New Data Shows Budget Impact of Fecal Management System in Hospital ICU
- The four of us stayed for a couple of nights in the Rest House at Takoradi, which gave us a few hours to walk the beaches and paddle in the ocean, and to luxuriate in the fresh sea breezes after the heavy atmosphere of the interior.
- The layout of the enclosures, paddocks, and yards suggests an emphasis on stock-raising.
- The gossip columnist was paid to chronicle the latest escapades of the socially prominent celebrities.
- His mother quilted a cotton - padded anorak for him.
- Making a flip book involves using the corner of a sketch pad to illustrate individual still frames of cartoon movement.
- Proximally, the bursa is bordered by a synovial lining that separates the bursa from the proximal fat pad.
- The two males held their silence as she finished, all the noise ceased apart from the soft pad of hooves in the night air.
