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Meaning
Noun
●
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
soft
area on the
ends
of a digit:
A cushion-like
thickening
of the
skin
on the under
side
of the
toes
of animals.
The mostly
hairless
flesh
located
on
the bottom
of an animal's
foot
or paw.
●
In Gaits:
A
soft
area on the
ends
of a digit:
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.
●
A
menstrual pad
; a
mass
of
absorbent
material
used to
absorb
menstrual
flow.
●
In American English:
A
floating
leaf
of a
water lily
or
similar
plant.
●
In Cricket:
A
soft
cover
for a batsman's
leg
that
protects
the
player
from
damage
when
hit
by the ball.
●
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.
●
A
panel
or
strip
of
material
designed
to be
sensitive
to
pressure
or touch.
●
Ellipsis of keypad.
●
Ellipsis of
mouse
pad.
●
A
flat
surface
or area from which a
helicopter
or other
aircraft
may
land
or be launched.
●
In Menstruation:
An
electrical
extension cord
with a multi-port
socket
on one end; a "trip
cord
".
●
The effect
produced
by
sustained
lower
reed
notes
in a
musical
piece
, most common in
blues
music.
●
In Music:
A
synthesizer
instrument
sound
used for
sustained
background
sound
s.
●
In American English:
A bed.
●
A small
house
,
apartment
, or
mobile home
occupied
by a
single
person; such as a
bachelor
,
playboy
, etc.
●
In British English:
A
prison
cell.
●
In Cryptography:
A
random
key (originally
written
on a
disposable
pad
) of the same
length
as the plaintext.
●
In Electronics:
The amount by which a
signal
has been reduced.
●
In Nautical:
A
piece
of
timber
fixed
on a
beam
to
fit
the
curve
of the deck.
●
In British English:
A toad.
●
In Australian English, British English & Irish English:
A
footpath
,
particularly
one
unformed
or
unmaintained
;
a road
or track.
●
An easy-paced
horse
; a padnag.
●
In British English:
A
robber
who
infests
the
road
on foot
; a
highwayman
or
foot
pad.
●
In British English & Gaits:
A
tramp
or
itinerant
musician.
●
In British English:
A type of
wickerwork
basket
, especially as used as a
measure
of
fish
or other goods.
●
The
sound
of
soft
footsteps
, or a
similar
noise
made by an
animal
etc.
●
In Diseases:
Initialism of w:peripheral
artery
disease.
Verb
●
To stuff.
●
To
furnish
with a
pad
or
pad
ding.
●
To increase the
size
of, especially by
adding
undesirable
filler.
●
To
imbue
uniformly
with a mordant.
●
In Cricket:
To
deliberately
play the ball
with the
leg
pad
instead of
the bat.
●
To
travel
along (
a road
,
path
etc.).
●
To
travel
on foot.
●
To
wear
a
path
by walking.
●
To
walk
softly
,
quietly
or
steadily
, especially without shoes.
●
To
practise
highway
robbery.
Intj
●
Indicating a
soft
flat
sound
,
as of
bare
footsteps.
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