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- [pad]
- /pæd/
- /pæd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pad]
- /pæd/
Definitions of pad word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of PAD Packet Assembler/Disassembler 3
- noun pad a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground. 1
- noun pad a road horse, as distinguished from a hunting or working horse. 1
- noun pad a highwayman. 1
- noun pad British Dialect. a path, lane, or road. 1
- verb with object pad to travel along on foot. 1
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Origin of pad
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; orig. special uses of obsolete pad bundle to lie on, perhaps blend of pack1 and bed
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pad
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pad popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pad usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pad
noun pad
- abode — Your abode is the place where you live.
- accommodations — Accommodations are hotels or rooms where people can stay for a period of time.
- apartment — An apartment is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building.
- batt — a slab-shaped piece of insulating material used in building houses
- biosphere — The biosphere is the part of the earth's surface and atmosphere where there are living things.
verb pad
- add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.
- amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- anted — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anteed — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
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