pad
n 1: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
[syn: {pad of paper}, {tablet}]
2: a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to
transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: {inkpad}, {inking
pad}, {stamp pad}]
3: a usually thin flat mass of padding
4: a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
[syn: {launching pad}, {launchpad}, {launch pad}, {launch
area}]
5: temporary living quarters [syn: {diggings}, {digs}, {domiciliation},
{lodgings}]
6: the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an
animal
v 1: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {lard}, {embellish}, {aggrandize},
{blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]
2: walk heavily, as when weary, or through mud; "Donkeys that
plodded wearily in a circle around a gin" D.H. Lawrence
[syn: {slog}, {footslog}, {plod}, {trudge}]
3: line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" [syn: {fill
out}]
4: add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" [syn: {bolster}]