pad has definitions from the fields of zoology,housing,writing,botany
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[ noun ] (writing) a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

Synonyms

tablet pad_of_paper

Used in print

(Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)

With his free hand he pulled a pad and pencil toward him and began to make notes as he listened , saying , `` Uh-huh '' and `` I see '' at intervals .

Related terms

paper notepad message_pad

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[ verb ] add details to

Used in print

(The Wall Street Journal...)

The taxpayer testified that in_order_to retain the account he had to pad his invoices and pay the excess to the manager .

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[ noun ] a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

Related terms

block

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[ noun ] (housing) temporary living quarters

Related terms

living_quarters lodge

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[ verb ] add padding to

Synonyms

bolster

Examples

"pad the seat of the chair"

Related terms

fill

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[ noun ] a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

Related terms

platform launching_site

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[ verb ] line or stuff with soft material

Synonyms

fill_out

Examples

"pad a bra"

Related terms

stuff rat

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[ verb ] walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

Examples

"Donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle around a gin" D.H. Lawrence

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[ noun ] (botany) the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

Related terms

leaf lily_pad aquatic_plant

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[ noun ] (zoology) the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal

Related terms

structure paw

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