pad
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals.
Pronunciation
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padIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpæd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals.
The fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
A soft, or small, cushion.
A soft area on the ends of a digit
verb
Line or stuff with soft material
Add padding to
transitive
To furnish with a pad or padding.
transitive
To travel along (a road, path etc.).
intransitive
To travel on foot.
intransitive
To wear a path by walking.
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This meaning: A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals.
Used this way, pad is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Sense: cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals
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