pad (noun)
1: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge [syn: pad of paper, tablet]
2: the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
3: a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: inkpad, [[inking pad]], stamp pad]
4: a usually thin flat mass of padding
5: a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: launching pad, launchpad, launch pad, [[launch area]]]
6: temporary living quarters [syn: diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings]
7: the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal
pad
(verb)
1: add details to [syn: embroider, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise]
2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: slog, footslog, plod, trudge, tramp]
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]