Pad
noun
A soft, cushiony material used to reduce shock or protect something from pressure or damage.
She put a pad under the vase to protect the table.
Often appears as...
- knee pad
- eye pad
noun
A stack of paper glued together on one side, often used for writing or drawing.
He opened his notepad to a clean page and began to sketch.
Often appears as...
- notepad
- sketch pad
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
noun
A flat surface or part that is used to push, touch, or control something.
He swiped on the touchpad to move the cursor.
Often appears as...
- touch pad
- numeric pad
noun
A place where someone lives.
We're having a party back at my pad tonight.
Often appears as...
- bachelor pad
- crash pad
Usage tips
Informal
verb
To add extra information or detail in order to make something appear larger or more impressive.
He padded his resume with false credentials.
Often appears as...
- pad the bill
- pad the budget
verb
To walk quietly or softly.
I could hear him padding around in his slippers upstairs.
Often appears as...
- pad around
- pad about
noun
A soft, cushiony material used to reduce shock or protect something from pressure or damage.
She put a pad under the vase to protect the table.
Often appears as...
- knee pad
- eye pad
noun
A stack of paper glued together on one side, often used for writing or drawing.
He opened his notepad to a clean page and began to sketch.
Often appears as...
- notepad
- sketch pad
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
noun
A flat surface or part that is used to push, touch, or control something.
He swiped on the touchpad to move the cursor.
Often appears as...
- touch pad
- numeric pad
noun
A place where someone lives.
We're having a party back at my pad tonight.
Often appears as...
- bachelor pad
- crash pad
Usage tips
Informal
verb
To add extra information or detail in order to make something appear larger or more impressive.
He padded his resume with false credentials.
Often appears as...
- pad the bill
- pad the budget
verb
To walk quietly or softly.
I could hear him padding around in his slippers upstairs.
Often appears as...
- pad around
- pad about
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Pro Tip 1/2Protective Use
Used for safety in sports or activities to prevent injuries.
Don't forget to wear a pad on each knee for the rollerblading.
Pro Tip 2/2Home Comfort
Commonly found in households as part of bedding or furniture.
She replaced the worn-out pad on the dining chair.
Pro Tip 1/2Protective Use
Used for safety in sports or activities to prevent injuries.
Don't forget to wear a pad on each knee for the rollerblading.
Pro Tip 2/2Home Comfort
Commonly found in households as part of bedding or furniture.
She replaced the worn-out pad on the dining chair.
Pro Tip 1/2Protective Use
Used for safety in sports or activities to prevent injuries.
Don't forget to wear a pad on each knee for the rollerblading.
Pro Tip 2/2Home Comfort
Commonly found in households as part of bedding or furniture.
She replaced the worn-out pad on the dining chair.
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SpaceX's plan to fly you...
So it sounds incredible, but we're working on the pieces, and you can see us achieve these pieces. So booster comes back. The new thing here is that we're going to actually land on the pad that we launched from. Currently, we land on a separate pad, or we land out on a boat. Fast, quick connect.
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How to make hard choices...
in my school lunchbox, so the thought of spending my whole life sitting around in armchairs just thinking Well, that struck me as the height of extravagance and frivolity. So I got out my yellow pad, I drew a line down the middle, and I tried my best to think of the reasons
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It's not fair having 12...
TED literally was the launch pad to the next decade of my life's exploration. At the time, the legs I presented were groundbreaking in prosthetics. I had woven carbon fiber sprinting legs modeled after the hind leg of a cheetah, which you may have seen on stage yesterday.
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Life of an astronaut -...
on its way off the pad. A nearby thunderstorm, there was a lightning bolt that went over and hit the very tip of the spacecraft. The charge went down through the spacecraft, through the booster, down the exhaust gases, and grounded out on the launching pad.
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Lemon Andersen performs...
all I ever wanted to do was transcend poetry to the world. See, it wasn't enough for me to write a book. It wasn't enough for me to join a slam competition, and while those things hold weight, it wasn't the driving force that pushes the pen to the pad.
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Filming A Battle Of Life...
seal bone and it's really fairly unpleasant the first time we did it my knee blistered and skinned and was just really very painful our delightful camera assistant rowan fashioned me some very good knee pads which have been a godsend
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Reverse Engineering a...
to expand our thinking to perhaps more advanced concepts these concepts are so advanced that they still haven't made it from the drawing board to the launch pad one is electromagnetic propulsion this
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Small-business solutions...
know a friend of mine told me he said he went to college he went to an incubator and this he saw his company in defense he was a great company no sanitary pad reusable sanitary pad well what happens
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Cheetahs Play Football PIPE...
can see those there on most cats they'll draw them into the pads to protect them to keep them sharp but on a cheetah they're always at least partially extended and that helps with grip it
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A Collection Of Wild...
snow drifts will make the chase difficult the wolf's pads are particularly broad but in really deep snow the elk's long
Video examples
SpaceX's plan to fly you...
So it sounds incredible, but we're working on the pieces, and you can see us achieve these pieces. So booster comes back. The new thing here is that we're going to actually land on the pad that we launched from. Currently, we land on a separate pad, or we land out on a boat. Fast, quick connect.
Video examples
How to make hard choices...
in my school lunchbox, so the thought of spending my whole life sitting around in armchairs just thinking Well, that struck me as the height of extravagance and frivolity. So I got out my yellow pad, I drew a line down the middle, and I tried my best to think of the reasons
Video examples
It's not fair having 12...
TED literally was the launch pad to the next decade of my life's exploration. At the time, the legs I presented were groundbreaking in prosthetics. I had woven carbon fiber sprinting legs modeled after the hind leg of a cheetah, which you may have seen on stage yesterday.
Video examples
Life of an astronaut -...
on its way off the pad. A nearby thunderstorm, there was a lightning bolt that went over and hit the very tip of the spacecraft. The charge went down through the spacecraft, through the booster, down the exhaust gases, and grounded out on the launching pad.
Video examples
Lemon Andersen performs...
all I ever wanted to do was transcend poetry to the world. See, it wasn't enough for me to write a book. It wasn't enough for me to join a slam competition, and while those things hold weight, it wasn't the driving force that pushes the pen to the pad.
Video examples
Filming A Battle Of Life...
seal bone and it's really fairly unpleasant the first time we did it my knee blistered and skinned and was just really very painful our delightful camera assistant rowan fashioned me some very good knee pads which have been a godsend
Video examples
Reverse Engineering a...
to expand our thinking to perhaps more advanced concepts these concepts are so advanced that they still haven't made it from the drawing board to the launch pad one is electromagnetic propulsion this
Video examples
Small-business solutions...
know a friend of mine told me he said he went to college he went to an incubator and this he saw his company in defense he was a great company no sanitary pad reusable sanitary pad well what happens
Video examples
Cheetahs Play Football PIPE...
can see those there on most cats they'll draw them into the pads to protect them to keep them sharp but on a cheetah they're always at least partially extended and that helps with grip it
Video examples
A Collection Of Wild...
snow drifts will make the chase difficult the wolf's pads are particularly broad but in really deep snow the elk's long
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Quote examples
Larry Page
American Businessman
You know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night with a vivid dream? And you know that if you don't have a pencil and pad by the bed, it will be completely gone by the next morning. Sometimes it's important to wake up and stop dreaming. When a really great dream shows up, grab it.
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Michael Bisping
English Athlete
All I do is fight, consistently, the best guys in the world, and sure, I've lost a couple here and there, but I've certainly won the majority of my fights. There are those who pick and choose opponents and try to pad their record along the way, but I've never done that.
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Brad Pitt
Actor
Religion works. I know there's comfort there, a crash pad. It's something to explain the world and tell you there is something bigger than you, and it is going to be alright in the end. It works because it's comforting.
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Katie Piper
English Writer
I would encourage anyone to keep a pad of post-it notes by their bed and write down small, achievable goals and celebrate those successes and that will give you confidence to create bigger ones and achieve them.
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Rick Wakeman
British Musician
I didn't enjoy 'Topographic Oceans' at all. It was a double album, and the truth is it was padded out, and I didn't like that. But I was a fan of Yes - still am - and as such, I'm entitled to say what I think.
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Lucas Till
American Actor
If you talk to anyone who's done a stair fall, there's not one stair fall, no matter how many pads you have on or how protected you are, where you don't hurt something really bad.
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Danny Huston
American Actor
I loved painting and drawing for many reasons. One of them was that all it really required was me, a pencil and a pad. It was something I was passionate about, and still am.
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Alice McDermott
American Writer
I like that original romance of having a pen and a legal pad and going anywhere in the world and being able to write a novel with just those two things.
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John Niven
Scottish Author
I love being a writer. I have a great life. I get up in the morning and pad around in my dressing gown and listen to Radio 4.
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Colin Kaepernick
American Athlete
Thankfully, God blessed me with some legs that move pretty good, and we also get to wear pads, so I should be alright.
Quote examples
Larry Page
American Businessman
You know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night with a vivid dream? And you know that if you don't have a pencil and pad by the bed, it will be completely gone by the next morning. Sometimes it's important to wake up and stop dreaming. When a really great dream shows up, grab it.
Quote examples
Michael Bisping
English Athlete
All I do is fight, consistently, the best guys in the world, and sure, I've lost a couple here and there, but I've certainly won the majority of my fights. There are those who pick and choose opponents and try to pad their record along the way, but I've never done that.
Quote examples
Brad Pitt
Actor
Religion works. I know there's comfort there, a crash pad. It's something to explain the world and tell you there is something bigger than you, and it is going to be alright in the end. It works because it's comforting.
Quote examples
Katie Piper
English Writer
I would encourage anyone to keep a pad of post-it notes by their bed and write down small, achievable goals and celebrate those successes and that will give you confidence to create bigger ones and achieve them.
Quote examples
Rick Wakeman
British Musician
I didn't enjoy 'Topographic Oceans' at all. It was a double album, and the truth is it was padded out, and I didn't like that. But I was a fan of Yes - still am - and as such, I'm entitled to say what I think.
Quote examples
Lucas Till
American Actor
If you talk to anyone who's done a stair fall, there's not one stair fall, no matter how many pads you have on or how protected you are, where you don't hurt something really bad.
Quote examples
Danny Huston
American Actor
I loved painting and drawing for many reasons. One of them was that all it really required was me, a pencil and a pad. It was something I was passionate about, and still am.
Quote examples
Alice McDermott
American Writer
I like that original romance of having a pen and a legal pad and going anywhere in the world and being able to write a novel with just those two things.
Quote examples
John Niven
Scottish Author
I love being a writer. I have a great life. I get up in the morning and pad around in my dressing gown and listen to Radio 4.
Quote examples
Colin Kaepernick
American Athlete
Thankfully, God blessed me with some legs that move pretty good, and we also get to wear pads, so I should be alright.
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