pad
/pæd/ noun B2- 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 cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals.
- The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
- 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.
Plural pads
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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At other times he would pick the long thorns out of the pads of his friends, for wolves suffer terribly from thorns and burs in their coats.
I rejoice, however, to perceive that he wrote with a broad-pointed quill pen, and I can hardly doubt that we will find some impression upon this blotting-pad.
Other matches
- pad To travel along C2
- pad To stuff. C2
- pad An easy-paced horse C2
- pad The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise... C2
- pad Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footst... C2
- pad down To spend the night somewhere.
- pad out To add something extra to something to make it ...
- pad up To put on batting pads preparatory to taking th...
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