I.
noun
1 pieces of paper fastened together at one edge
ADJECTIVE
▪ memo , note (usually notepad ) , scratch ( AmE )
▪ drawing , sketch
▪ writing
▪ prescription
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
She doodled on a ~ as she spoke.
2 thick piece of soft material
ADJECTIVE
▪ thick
▪ adhesive
▪ cotton ( AmE ), cotton-wool ( BrE ), foam , gauze , gel , rubber
▪ polishing , scouring , steel-wool
▪ menstrual ( esp. AmE ), sanitary
▪ incontinence ( esp. BrE )
▪ mattress , sleeping (both AmE )
▪ mouse ( esp. AmE ) (usually mouse mat in BrE )
▪
Every computer user should have a good mouse ~.
II.
verb
1 be padded be filled/covered with soft material
ADVERB
▪ heavily
▪
She was wearing a warm coat and heavily padded gloves.
▪ well
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
The shoulder straps are padded with foam.
2 move quietly
ADVERB
▪ quietly , silently , softly
▪ barefoot
▪ about ( esp. BrE ), around
▪
He padded around in his socks eating cereal.
PREPOSITION
▪ about ( esp. BrE ), around
▪
She padded softly around the house.
▪ across
▪
He padded barefoot across the carpet.
▪ along
▪
The cat padded silently along the track.
▪ to , towards/toward
Pad is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ cat
Pad is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ résumé