pad
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pæd/
rhymes: -æd
Forms: form: pads
Etymology: 1554, "bundle of straw to lie on", probably from Low German or West Flemish pad (“sole of the foot”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to pass”), which would make it related to both path and find.
Senses: glosses: A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
glosses: A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
glosses: A soft, or small, cushion.
glosses: A soft area on the ends of a digit:
A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals.
glosses: A soft area on the ends of a digit:
The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
examples: text: Collie ignored him. Reached the finger further. Closer. And closer yet, until — […] Collie yanked his hand back and peered at it like a kid with an interesting new scrape. Then he turned to Steve and held it out. A bead of blood, small and dark and perfect, was forming on the pad of his index finger.
ref: 1996, Stephen King, The Regulators:
glosses: A soft area on the ends of a digit:
Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
synonyms: palp
pulp
glosses: A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
glosses: A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
examples: text: In this study, when the views of the mothers on the tiring/straining situations during their daughters’ adolescence are examined, it is determined that the mothers mostly have difficulties in using the pads of their daughters, cleaning the hairs in the armpit and genital area, and bathing their daughters.
ref: 2024 July 2, Rukiye Arslan, Derya Yanık, Raziye Pekşen Akça, “Investigation of Menstrual Hygiene and Self-Care Skills of Adolescent Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Mother Views”, in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, →DOI:
glosses: A menstrual pad; a mass of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow.
glosses: A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects the player from damage when hit by the ball.
glosses: A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.
glosses: A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
glosses: Ellipsis of keypad.
glosses: Ellipsis of mouse pad.
glosses: a tablet PC
synonyms: helipad
glosses: A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
glosses: An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket on one end; a "trip cord".
glosses: The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
synonyms: synth pad
glosses: A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
glosses: A bed.
glosses: A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
glosses: A prison cell.
topics: computing
cryptography
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
examples: text: It is a general practice to pad down a condenser mike with as much as a 20-30 dB pad.
ref: 1967, Db: The Sound Engineering Magazine - Volumes 1-2:
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
examples: text: let us at least trust that the hair-pins will do their duty, and maintain the respectability of passion by holding the pads and puffs and frizettes in their proper places.
ref: 1875, William Clark Russell, Jilted – Or My Uncle's Scheme:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
Hyponyms: bachelorette pad
barbell bar pad
cotton pad
gamepad
glide pad
headpad
heating pad
incontinence pad
joypad
keypad
landing pad
launchpad
mousepad
neck pad
notepad
number pad
one-time pad
pawpad
puppy pad
sanitary pad
scratchpad
sleeping pad
thigh pad
touchpad
trackpad
Derived terms: bachelor pad
back-pad
barbell pad
bar pad
bat-pad
batting pad
bed pad
Bichat's fat pad
blotting pad
booster pad
boost pad
brake pad
breast pad
brillo pad
butt pad
cattle pad
changing pad
chestpad
cloth pad
control pad
crash pad
dance pad
datapad
desk pad
digital pad
directional pad
D-pad
d-pad
earpad
fanny pad
fat pad
fat pad sign
filter pad
finger pad
foot pad
foot-pad
frolic pad
fuckpad
gamepad
gunpad
hardpad
heel pad syndrome
highpad
hip thrust pad
Hoffa's fat pad
ink-pad
ink pad
iPad
ironing pad
joypad
keypad
knee pad
knee-pad
launchpad
launch pad
legal pad
lily pad
mama pad
mattress pad
maxi-pad
maxipad
meat pad
mouse pad
mousepad
nose pad
notepad
note pad
nursing pad
pad cloth
pad down
pad elephant
padfolio
padfoot
padlike
pad-mounted
pad out
pad paper
pad play
pad printing
pad room
pad saw
pad stitch
padstone
pad-tree
padwork
PIN pad
pole-pad
pressing pad
pressure pad
pushpad
pussy pad
recoil pad
saddle pad
scent pad
scorepad
scourer pad
scouring pad
sea-pad
shell-pad
shellpad
shin pad
shoulder pad
sketch pad
skidpad
slicka pad
smashpad
soaker pad
soap pad
spacepad
splash pad
squat pad
stamp pad
steno pad
stomp pad
synth pad
tail pad
taskpad
tea pad
telepad
thumbpad
toepad
tonepad
tongue-pad
tooth pad
touch pad
touchpad
trackpad
underpad
upon the pad
wingpad
wrist pad
wristpad
writing pad