British English : pad A pad of paper is a number of pieces of paper attached together along the top or the side, so that each piece can be torn off when it has been used. NOUNShe wrote on a pad of paper.paper
noun
a thick piece of soft material used to make something comfortable, give it shape, or protect it
a guard made of flexible resilient material worn in various sports to protect parts of the body
Also called : stamp pad , ink pad . a block of firm absorbent material soaked with ink for transferring to a rubber stamp
Also called : notepad , writing pad . a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
a flat piece of stiff material used to back a piece of blotting paper
the fleshy cushion-like underpart of the foot of a cat, dog, etc any of the parts constituting such a structure
the fleshy cushion-like underpart of the foot of a cat, dog, etc
any of the parts constituting such a structure
any of various level surfaces or flat-topped structures, such as a launch pad
(entomology ) a nontechnical name for pulvillus
the large flat floating leaf of the water lily
(electronics ) a resistive attenuator network inserted in the path of a signal to reduce amplitude or to match one circuit to another
(slang ) a person's residence
(slang ) a bed or bedroom
the fleshy cushion-like underpart of the foot of a cat, dog, etc
any of the parts constituting such a structure
verb
to line, stuff, or fill out with soft material, esp in order to protect or give shape to
(often followed by out) to inflate with irrelevant or false information ⇒ to pad out a story
verb
(intransitive; often followed by along, up, etc ) to walk with a soft or muffled tread
when intr, often foll by around to travel (a route) on foot, esp at a slow pace; tramp ⇒ to pad around the country