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Definition pad

Etymology 1

1554, "bundle of straw to lie on", probably from Low German or West Flemish pad (“sole of the foot”).

Noun

pad (plural pads)

  1. A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
  2. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
  3. A soft, or small, cushion.
  4. A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the under side of the toes of animals.
  5. The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
  6. Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
  7. A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
  8. A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
  9. A sanitary napkin.
  10. (US) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
  11. (cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects it from damage when hit by the ball.
  12. 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.
  13. A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
  14. A keypad.
  15. A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
  16. An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket one end: "trip cord"
  17. The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
  18. A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
  19. (US, slang) A bed.
  20. (colloquial) A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
  21. (Britain, slang) A prison cell.
  22. (cryptography) A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
  23. A mousepad.
  24. (electronics) The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
  25. (nautical) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
Verb

pad (third-person singular simple present pads, present participle padding, simple past and past participle padded)

  1. (transitive) To stuff.
  2. (transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.
  3. (transitive) To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
  4. (transitive) To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
  5. (transitive, cricket) To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.

Etymology 2

From Middle English pade, padde, from Old English padde, from Proto-Germanic *padd? (“toad”). Cognate with Dutch pad, German Low German Pad (“toad”), dialectal German Padde, Danish padde, Swedish padda, Icelandic padda (“toad”), and possibly to English paddle.

Noun

pad (plural pads)

  1. (Britain, dialectal) A toad.

Etymology 3

From Dutch pad or Middle Low German pat (“path”). Doublet of path.

Noun

pad (plural pads)

  1. (Britain, dialectal, Australia, Ireland) A footpath, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a road or track. See footpad.
  2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
  3. (Britain, obsolete) A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman or footpad.
  4. The act of highway robbery.

Etymology 4

Perhaps an alteration of ped.

Noun

pad (plural pads)

  1. (Britain, dialectal) A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.

Etymology 5

Probably partly from Middle Low German, partly imitative.

Verb

pad (third-person singular simple present pads, present participle padding, simple past and past participle padded)

  1. (transitive) To travel along (a road, path etc.).
  2. (intransitive) To travel on foot.
  3. (intransitive) To wear a path by walking.
  4. (intransitive) To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
  5. (intransitive, obsolete) To practise highway robbery.

Etymology 6

Probably imitative, perhaps related to or influenced by Etymology 5, above.

Interjection

pad

  1. Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.
Noun

pad (plural pads)

  1. The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.

Results 224 Words with the letters PAD

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6 letter words with the letters PAD 
ADAPTS 10
ADEPTS 10
ADIPIC 13
ADOPTS 10
ALIPED 11
APHIDS 12
APODAL 11
APPEND 14
BEDPAN 14
CAMPED 16
CAPPED 16
CAPSID 13
CARPED 13
CRAPED 13
DAMPED 14
DAMPEN 14
DAMPER 13
DAMPLY 16
DAPHNE 13
DAPPED 14
DAPPER 13
DAPPLE 14
DECAMP 16
DEPART 10
DEWLAP 14
DIAPER 10
DIAPIR 10
DIPSAS 10
DOGNAP 13
DOPANT 11
DRAPED 11
DRAPER 10
DRAPES 10
DRAPEY 12
ELAPID 11
EXPAND 18
GAPPED 15
GASPED 12
GAWPED 15
GIDDAP 13
HAPPED 15
HARPED 12
HASPED 12
HEAPED 12
HEPTAD 12
JAUPED 20
KEYPAD 16
KIDNAP 15
LAMPAD 14
LAMPED 14
LAPDOG 13
LAPPED 14
LAPSED 11
LEAPED 11
MADCAP 16
MAPPED 16
MUDCAP 17
NAPPED 14
PACKED 17
PADAUK 15
PADDED 12
PADDER 11
PADDLE 12
PADLES 11
PADNAG 13
PADOUK 15
PADRES 10
PAGODA 12
PAGODS 12
PAIKED 14
PAINED 11
PAIRED 10
PALLED 12
PALLID 12
PALMED 14
PANADA 11
PANDAS 11
PANDER 11
PANDIT 11
PANGED 13
PANNED 12
PANTED 11
PARADE 10
PARDAH 12
PARDEE 10
PARDIE 10
PARDON 11
PARGED 12
PARKED 14
PARLED 11
PARODY 12
PARRED 10
PARSED 10
PARTED 10
PASHED 12
PASSED 10
PASTED 10
PATTED 10
PAUSED 11
PAVEED 14
PAWNED 14
PAYDAY 14
PEACED 13
PEAKED 14
PEALED 11
PEDALO 11
PEDALS 11
PEDANT 11
PEDATE 10
PEDLAR 11
PENTAD 11
PESADE 10
PETARD 10
PHASED 12
PLACED 14
PLACID 14
PLAIDS 11
PLANED 12
PLATED 11
PLAYED 13
PLEADS 11
PLEIAD 11
POMADE 13
POSADA 10
PRATED 10
PRAYED 12
PURDAH 13
PURDAS 11
RAMPED 13
RAPIDS 10
RAPPED 13
RASPED 10
REAPED 10
REDCAP 13
REPAID 10
REPAND 11
SALPID 11
SAPPED 13
SCAPED 13
SHAPED 12
SOAPED 10
SPACED 13
SPADED 11
SPADER 10
SPADES 10
SPADIX 17
SPARED 10
SPARID 10
SPAYED 12
SPREAD 10
TAMPED 13
TAPPED 13
UNPAID 12
UPDART 11
UPDATE 11
UPLAND 13
UPLOAD 12
UPWARD 14
VAMPED 17
WAPPED 16
WARPED 13
YAPPED 15
YAUPED 13
YAWPED 15
ZAPPED 22
5 letter words with the letters PAD 
APHID 11
CAPED 12
DAMPS 12
GAPED 11
JAPED 18
PACED 12
PADDY 12
PADLE 10
PAGED 11
PAGOD 11
PALED 10
PANDA 10
PANDY 12
PANED 10
PARDY 11
PAVED 13
PAVID 13
PAWED 12
PAYED 11
PEDAL 10
PLAID 10
PLEAD 10
PURDA 10
VAPID 13
4 letter words with the letters PAD 
APED 8
APOD 8
DAMP 11
DAPS 8
DOPA 8
PADI 8
PADS 8
PAID 8
PARD 8
3 letter words with the letters PAD 
DAP 7
PAD 7
2 letter words with the letters PAD 
AD 3
DA 3
PA 5

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