pad

Noun

• the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

• temporary living quarters

• a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

• a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

• a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

• the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

• a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

Verb

• add padding to
  • pad the seat of the chair
    

• line or stuff with soft material
  • pad a bra
    

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  • Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
    

• add details to

Related words

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