I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pad of paper (= many sheets of paper fixed together at one edge )
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Chris took out a pad of paper and started writing.
Brillo pad
helicopter pad
ink pad
launch pad
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Ellington’s band was a launching pad for many gifted jazz musicians.
legal pad
padded cell
sanitary pad
shoulder pad
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
legal
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Now it's Dominic who hovers selfconsciously, scribbling busily on a yellow legal pad .
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Instead, he pulls a legal pad and a calendar from his briefcase and heads for the phone.
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The two bedside tables were covered by stacks of magazines, yellowing newspapers, books and legal pads .
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Police sources revealed earlier that the three-page ransom note had been handwritten on paper from a legal pad found in the home.
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Adam picked up a yellow legal pad and scribbled on it.
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Sitting in his law office at 4 a. m. the next day, he took out a legal pad .
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It had been written with a black felt-tip pen on a legal pad that was in the home.
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The legal pads and cassette tapes are every-where.
lily
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I recognized one species that I had seen commonly on lily pads in the summer.
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If at that moment my ancient stately lily pad had been able to draw her bed curtains, she surely would have.
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To prevent Thumbelina from escaping, he placed her on a lily pad in the middle of the lake.
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A beetle spied Thumbelina, thought that she was pretty, and lifted her off the lily pad .
■ NOUN
bachelor
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Andrew intends to move back into his old bachelor pad at Windsor Castle when his Balmoral hols are over.
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But the shy and introspective Allen habitually returned to his bachelor pad - after dropping in to kiss the children goodnight.
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He is spending a fortune tailoring the house to his specifications to make it a perfect bachelor pad .
helicopter
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His car was mud-splattered, parked amongst the jeeps and armoured personnel carriers, a hundred yards from the helicopter pad .
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He walked past the helicopter pad and along a sandy road that led toward the church spires.
landing
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It might have been a loading bay, or a landing pad for one-person fliers.
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The tennis courts act as helicopter landing pads .
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The health authority has recognised that and has sought an alternative and more convenient landing pad .
launch
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Each of the Apollo launch pads was 0.65 square kilometres in size and constructed of heavily reinforced concrete.
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Atlantis, resting on a Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Florida, has similar boosters.
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Neighbours, the show that was her launch pad , might have to be jettisoned.
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The rocket was exposed to the vagaries of the weather, and the launch pad was blocked for long periods of time.
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But there are signs that the protest may be the launch pad for a powerful and broadly based opposition.
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However, the rocket was not allowed to leave the launch pad until full thrust was developed by each engine.
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Here the air-lock doors of a cargo bay; there a communications nacelle, a launch pad , a service hatch.
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The crawler, mobile launchers and launch pads are all modified versions of the original components used for Apollo.
memo
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She scribbled something on her memo pad and slid the paper across the desk to him.
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I was looking through a desk drawer and came across the red leather memo pad that was part of the same set.
shoulder
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Cut two little strips to decorate the front of the shoulder pads and press on.
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Among the items scientists have unearthed are four-inch clay figurines depicting men wearing hip and shoulder pads .
sketch
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Daisy had brought her sketch pad , but found it difficult to capture the action and hold on to a straining Ethel.
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Susan was already off the window scat, looking for a place to tuck her sketch pad .
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Sheltering her sketch pad under her shirt, Daisy looked helplessly around.
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Drawings torn from a sketch pad were tacked to the plank walls, a straw rug partially covered the floor.
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There, before his eyes, lay one large and one small sketch pad .
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If he sits too long, he pulls out a sketch pad and begins drawing.
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She heard Comfort pick up the sketch pad again and simply lay, letting her draw whatever she liked.
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His knapsack and sketch pad and sleeping bag lay on the floor, candy wrappers scattered around them.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a bachelor pad
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a lily pad
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Cover the wound with a cotton pad .
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I had to sleep on a foam pad on the floor.
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Wipe the pad over the surface until the wood starts to shine.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Changing the subject slightly the brake pads and linings are showing no signs of any wear after over 24,000 miles.
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Each pad has an identifying number, and each check is numbered consecutively.
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He fanned the coals with the pad till the ashes rose up the chimney and the flames jumped.
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He picked up his pad from beside the chair.
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His knapsack and sketch pad and sleeping bag lay on the floor, candy wrappers scattered around them.
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The Boots range also includes specially designed briefs, some of which are ideal for use with Staydry pads.
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The combination of pad , mobile launcher and flame trench was cooled with a water deluge system.
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Though the night was cold, I had a foam pad , a blanket and a down bag.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
across
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His hunched figure padded across to the desk in the bay and Swod gestured for the police officer to sit down.
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He got up again and padded across to Abigail's room.
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She padded across to the window, drew back the curtains and looked out.
along
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Nigel in his best jeans and sneakers padded along like a puma.
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She might under some circumstances be submissive, like these dreary girls you see padding along in the moccasin tracks of hippies.
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On the right and the left of my track, padding along in parallel silence were bears.
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Dorcas slipped into the familiar gloom under the floor and padded along until he found the switch.
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Closing the door quietly behind her, she padded along the corridor to its junction with the gallery.
out
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It is possible to pad out all records to the length of the largest and handle them as fixed-length.
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Don't pad out your answer to make it seem impressive.
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Fat calipers, motivation tapes, an exercise video, and some recipes pad out her product.
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Nevertheless he pulled it on and padded out on to the landing.
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This curious instruction may be used to pad out an instruction sequence so that it occupies a desired length of time or storage.
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I slid out of bed, put on my dressing-gown and padded out to the tiny landing.
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Then I padded out on to the colonnade.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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For the movie, he has to pad his body to make himself look 25 pounds heavier.
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Michelle got out of bed, and padded across to the window.
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Rhoda padded across the hall into her sister's room.
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The A's padded their lead with two more runs.
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The cat came padding softly across the kitchen floor, and jumped onto my lap.
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The last chapter is padded out with an extract from an earlier report.
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They realized their lawyer was padding the court fees.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Don't pad out your answer to make it seem impressive.
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He padded them out with a torn sheet from sick bay to stop them making any noise.
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His first instinct was to pad on back to his room.
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His hunched figure padded across to the desk in the bay and Swod gestured for the police officer to sit down.
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They are all padded with foam or sponge.
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Unless I see at least a hint of contour, I assume a crotch has been padded.