(~s, ~ding, ~ded)
1.
A ~ is a fairly thick, flat piece of a material such as cloth or rubber. Pads are used, for example, to clean things, to protect things, or to change their shape.
He withdrew the needle and placed a ~ of cotton-wool over the spot.
...a scouring ~.
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2.
A ~ of paper is a number of pieces of paper which are fixed together along the top or the side, so that each piece can be torn off when it has been used.
She wrote on a ~ of paper...
Have a ~ and pencil ready and jot down some of your thoughts...
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3.
When someone ~s somewhere, they walk there with steps that are fairly quick, light, and quiet.
Freddy speaks very quietly and ~s around in soft velvet slippers...
I often bumped into him as he ~ded the corridors.
VERB: V prep/adv, V n
4.
A ~ is a platform or an area of flat, hard ground where helicopters take off and land or rockets are launched.
...a little round helicopter ~.
...a landing ~ on the back of the ship...
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see also launch ~
5.
The ~s of a person’s fingers and toes or of an animal’s feet are the soft, fleshy parts of them.
Tap your cheeks all over with the ~s of your fingers.
N-COUNT: usu pl, usu N of n
6.
If you ~ something, you put something soft in it or over it in order to make it less hard, to protect it, or to give it a different shape.
Pad the back of a car seat with a pillow...
I can tell you I always ~ded my bras.
VERB: V n with n, V n
~ded
...a ~ded jacket.
...back-rests ~ded with camel’s wool.
ADJ
7.
see also ~ding