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• pad — 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

• pad — [[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

• pad */ — I UK [pæd] / US noun Word forms pad : singular pad plural pads 1) [countable] a thick piece of a substance such as cloth, used for protecting something You need pads on your knees and elbows for rollerblading. knee/elbow/shin pads a) a piece of a …   English dictionary

• pad — pad1 [ pæd ] noun * ▸ 1 thick piece of material ▸ 2 book of paper ▸ 3 for helicopters/rockets ▸ 4 where someone lives ▸ 5 on finger/foot ▸ 6 soft sound of walking 1. ) count a thick piece of a substance such as cloth, used for protecting… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pad — 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

• Cotton pad — cotton balls Cotton pads are pads made of cotton which are used for medical or cosmetic purposes. For medical purposes, cotton pads are used to stop or prevent bleeding from minor punctures such as injections or venipuncture. They may be secured… …   Wikipedia

• pad — pad1 [pad] n. [echoic, but infl. by PAD3] the dull sound made by a footstep or staff on the ground pad2 [pad] n. [? var. of POD1] 1. a soft, stuffed saddle 2. anything made of or stuffed wi …   English World dictionary

• pad|ding — «PAD ihng», noun. 1. material used to pad with, such as cotton, felt, straw, or hair. SYNONYM(S): wadding. 2. unnecessary words used just to fill space in making a speech or a written paper longer: »His letters were usually all common form and… …   Useful english dictionary

• Pad — Pad, v. i. 1. To travel heavily or slowly. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] 2. To rob on foot. [Obs.] Cotton Mather. [1913 Webster] 3. To wear a path by walking. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pad — {{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

• Cotton — For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). Cotton Hi …   Wikipedia