pad1 /pad/ noun- Anything stuffed with a soft material, to prevent friction, pressure, or injury, for inking or for filling out, shaping, etc
- A block of absorbent material that holds ink to be used on a stamping device
- A soft saddle
- A cushion
- A number of sheets of paper or other soft material fastened together in a block
- A guard shaped to protect different parts of the body in various sports, eg a leg-guard for cricketers
- The fleshy, thick-skinned undersurface of the foot of many animals, such as the fox
- The foot of an animal, esp of one traditionally hunted for sport
- Its footprint
- A water-lily leaf (N American)
- (usu in pl) thick watered ribbon used for watchguards
- A rocket-launching platform
- A bed, room, or home, esp one's own (slang)
- A device built into a road surface, operated by vehicles passing over it, controlling changes of traffic lights (vehicle-actuated signals) so as to give passage for a longer time to the greater stream of traffic
transitive verb (paddˈing; paddˈed)- To stuff, cover, or fill out with anything soft
- To furnish with padding
- To increase an amount due to be paid by adding false charges
- To track by footprints
- To impregnate, eg with a mordant
ORIGIN: Origin obscure; poss connected with pod1 paddˈer noun paddˈing noun - Stuffing
- Matter of less value introduced into a book or article in order to make it of the length desired
- The process of mordanting a fabric
padˈ-cloth noun A cloth covering a horse's loins padded cell noun A room with padded walls in a psychiatric hospital padˈ-elˈephant noun A working elephant wearing a pad but no howdah padˈ-saddle noun A treeless, padded saddle padˈsaw noun A small sawblade with a detachable handle, used for cutting curves and awkward angles (also keyhole saw) padˈ-tree noun The wooden or metal frame to which harness-pads are attached pad2 /pad/ noun- A path (dialect)
- A thief on the highroad (usu footpad; archaic)
- (contraction of padˈ-horse) a horse for riding on the road
- An easy-paced horse (archaic or dialect)
intransitive verb (paddˈing; paddˈed)- To walk on foot
- To trudge along
- To walk with a quiet or dull-sounding tread
- To rob on foot (archaic)
ORIGIN: Du pad a path paddˈing-ken noun (archaic sl) A thieves' or tramps' lodging-house padˈ-nag noun (archaic or dialect) An ambling nag pad the hoof (slang) To walk, trudge stand pad To beg by the roadside bachelor /bachˈəl-ər/ noun- An unmarried man
- One who has taken his or her first degree at a university
- A young knight who follows the banner of another, as too young to display his own (historical)
- A young unmated bull-seal or other male animal
ORIGIN: OFr bacheler, from LL baccalārius; of doubtful origin bach or batch noun (Aust or NZ inf) A bachelor intransitive verb (or transitive verb with it)- To live as a bachelor
- To do for oneself
bachˈelordom or bachˈelorhood noun bachelorette' noun (N American) An unmarried woman bachˈelorism noun The habit or condition of a bachelor bachˈelorship noun The degree of bachelor bachelorette party noun (N American) A hen party bachelor flat or (slang) pad noun A flat or other residence for an unmarried person bachelor girl noun A young unmarried woman who supports herself Bachelor of Arts noun - A university or college degree conferred upon a student who has successfully completed an undergraduate course in the arts or humanities
- A man or woman who has received such a degree (abbrev BA)
Bachelor of Science noun - A university or college degree conferred upon a student who has successfully completed an undergraduate course in the sciences or social sciences
- A man or woman who has received such a degree (abbrev BSc)
bachelor party noun (N American) A stag party bachelor's-buttˈons noun - A double-flowered yellow or white buttercup
- Also applied to double feverfew, species of Centaurea, and many other plants
bachelor's wife noun An ideal woman with none of the shortcomings of married men's wives knight-bachelor see knight ped1 /ped/ (dialect) noun A pannier or hamper (also pad) ORIGIN: Origin unknown |