| VERB | communication | pad, embroider, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise | add details to |
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| motion | pad, slog, footslog, plod, trudge, tramp | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud | |
| contact | pad, fill out | line or stuff with soft material | |
| change | pad, bolster | add padding to | |
| NOUN | substance | pad, pad of paper, tablet | a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge |
| plant | pad | the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily) | |
| artifact | pad, inkpad, inking pad, stamp pad | a block of absorbent material saturated with ink | |
| artifact | pad | a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort | |
| artifact | pad, launching pad, launchpad, launch pad, launch area | a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched | |
| artifact | pad, diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings | temporary living quarters | |
| animal | pad | the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger |
| Sounds | pae'd | |
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| Rhymes | ad / AD ... Volgograd: 52 rhymes with aed... | |
| Meaning | A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge. | |
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| Synonyms | pad of paper, tablet | |
| Narrower | message pad, writing pad | A pad of paper on which messages can be written |
| notepad | A pad of paper for keeping notes | |
| Broader | paper | A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses |
| Spanish | bloc | |
| Catalan | bloc | |
| Meaning | The large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily). | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant | A plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus / lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth |
| Narrower | lily pad | floating leaves of a water lily |
| Broader | leaf, leafage, foliage | The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants |
| Meaning | A block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp. | |
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| Synonyms | inkpad, inking pad, stamp pad | |
| Broader | block | A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) |
| Spanish | tampón | |
| Meaning | A flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort. | |
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| Narrower | carpet pad, rug pad, underlay, underlayment | A pad placed under a carpet |
| cleaning pad | A pad used as a cleaning implement | |
| mat | A small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it | |
| mattress | A large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed | |
| mattress pad | A protective pad over a mattress to protect it | |
| panel | A soft pad placed under a saddle | |
| plastron | A large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest | |
| potholder | An insulated pad for holding hot pots | |
| powderpuff, puff | A soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers | |
| rat | A pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure | |
| sanitary napkin, sanitary towel, Kotex | A disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex) | |
| table mat, hot pad | A pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table | |
| transdermal patch, skin patch | A medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream | |
| Broader | padding, cushioning | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort |
| Verbs | pad | add padding to |
| pad | line or stuff with soft material | |
| Meaning | A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched. | |
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| Synonyms | launching pad, launchpad, launch pad, launch area | |
| Part of | launching site | A place for launching pads |
| Broader | platform | A raised horizontal surface |
| Spanish | plataforma de lanzamiento, rampa de lanzamiento | |
| Catalan | plataforma de llançament | |
| Meaning | temporary living quarters. | |
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| Synonyms | diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings | |
| Broader | living quarters, quarters | housing available for people to live in |
| Spanish | alojamiento, aposentamiento, aposento, casa, domiciliación, hospedaje, pensión, posada, trincheras | |
| Catalan | allotjament, domiciliació, hostal, pensió | |
| Meaning | The fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | finger | Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) |
| paw | A clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped | |
| Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
| Verbs | pad | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud |
| Meaning | add details to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Synonyms | embroider, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise | |
| Narrower | glorify | Cause to seem more splendid |
| Broader | overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify | To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth |
| Spanish | adornar, decorar, echarle teatro, embellecer, hinchar, meter paja | |
| Catalan | adornar, decorar, embellir, fer bombo, inflar | |
| Meaning | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | They pad up the hill | |
| Synonyms | slog, footslog, plod, trudge, tramp | |
| Narrower | squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop | walk through mud or mire |
| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | caminar, ir de puntillas | |
| Catalan | caminar de puntetes, caminar | |
| Nouns | pad | the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger |
| Meaning | Line or stuff with soft material. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Example | "pad a bra" | |
| Synonym | fill out | |
| Narrower | rat | Give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat |
| Broader | stuff | Cram into a cavity |
| Spanish | acolchar | |
| Nouns | pad | a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort |
| padding | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort | |
| Meaning | add padding to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Example | "pad the seat of the chair" | |
| Synonym | bolster | |
| Entailed by | quilt | create by stitching together |
| Broader | fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense |
| Spanish | acolchar, reforzar | |
| Catalan | capitonar, encoixinar, folrar | |
| Nouns | pad | a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort |
| padding | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort | |
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