pad

/pˈæd/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
2. the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
3. a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
4. a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
5. a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
6. temporary living quarters
7. the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

verb

1. add details to
2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
   “Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone”
3. line or stuff with soft material
   “pad a bra”
4. add padding to
   “pad the seat of the chair”

Synonyms for pad

• pad of paper
• tablet
• inkpad
• inking pad
• stamp pad
• launching pad
• launchpad
• launch pad
• launch area
• diggings
• digs
• domiciliation
• lodgings
• embroider
• lard
• embellish
• aggrandize
• aggrandise
• blow up
• dramatize
• dramatise
• slog
• footslog
• plod
• trudge
• tramp
• fill out
• bolster

Words that rhyme with pad

• bad
• add
• glad
• chad
• mad
• triad
• comrade
• gad
• ironclad
• sad
• ad
• brad
• cad
• clad
• grad
• lad
• rad
• shad
• dad
• doodad
• dyad
• fad
• grandad
• granddad
• keypad
• nomad
• notepad
• plaid
• scad
• tad