pad (
http://definr.com/pad)
n 1: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
[syn:
pad of paper,
tablet]
2: a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to
transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn:
inkpad, {inking
pad},
stamp pad]
3: a usually thin flat mass of padding
4: a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
[syn:
launching pad,
launchpad,
launch pad, {launch
area}]
5: temporary living quarters [syn:
diggings,
digs,
domiciliation,
lodgings]
6: the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an
animal
v 1: add details to [syn:
embroider,
lard,
embellish,
aggrandize,
aggrandise,
blow up,
dramatize,
dramatise]
2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud;
"Donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle around a gin"
D.H. Lawrence [syn:
slog,
footslog,
plod,
trudge,
tramp]
3: line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" [syn: {fill
out}]
4: add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" [syn:
bolster]