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padsnounpl. of pad a number of sheets of writing paper glued together at one edgethe waitress keeps a pad in the pocket of her apron to write down orders a place set aside for sleepingI went back to my pad to get some rest beds, bunks, dosses(chiefly British), hays(slang), kips, lairs(British dialect), racks, sacks bedsteads, futons(also futon), mattresses, palletsbunk beds, cots, couches, daybeds, feather beds, four-posters, hammocks, Murphy beds, shakedowns, sleigh beds, sofa beds, sofas, studio couches, trundle beds, water bedsbassinets, carry-cots(British), cradles, cribs something that serves as a protective barriera pad on the chair to keep it from getting scratched buffers, bumpers, cocoons, cushions, fenders baffles, mufflerspaddingssafeguards, shieldsbarricades, cordons the place where one liveswelcome to my pad abodes, diggings, domiciles, dwellings, firesides, habitations, hearths, hearthstones, homes, houses, lodgings, places, quarters, residences, roofs accommodations, housings, nests, residencies, sheltersbungalows, cabins, casitas, chalets, cottagesduplexes, ranches, ranch houses, saltboxes, semis(chiefly British), split levels, townhomes, town houses, tract houses, triplexesapartment houses, apartments, condominiums(also condominia), condos, flats, tenement houses, tenements, walk-upspenthouses, salons, suitesbarracks, billets, boardinghouses, dormitories, dorms, flophouses, lodging houses, lodgments(or lodgements), rooming houses, roomscastles, châteaus(or châteaux), countryseats, estates, halls, manor houses, manors, mansions, McMansions, palaces, villasfarmhouses, granges, haciendas, homesteadsdouble-wides, houseboats, house trailers, mobile homes, motor homes, recreational vehicles, RVs, trailershermitages, manses, parsonages, rectories, vicarageshooches(or hootches, slang), hovels, hutches, huts, shacks, shanties padsverb1present tense third-person singular of padto add to the interest of by including made-up detailsthe journalist was fired for padding certain stories to make them more interesting colors, elaborates (on), embellishes, embroiders, exaggerates, hyperbolizes, magnifies, stretches dresses up, gussies upamplifies, enhances, enlarges (on or upon), expands, fleshes (out)fudges, hedgesoverdoes, overdraws, overemphasizes, overplays, overstatesemphasizes, plays up, stressescaricaturessatirizes belittles, minimizes, plays down, understates padsverb2present tense third-person singular of padto go on foota cat padded silently by ambulates, foots (it), hoofs (it), legs (it), steps, traipses, treads, walks parades, promenadesmarches, paces, steps out, strides, troopspower walkshikes, peregrinates, treksambles, moseys, perambulates, rambles, saunters, strolls, wandersclumps, stomps, stumps, tramples, tramps, trompsfootslogs, plods, trudgesgimps, hobbles, limpsminces, prances, pussyfoots, tiptoesbounces, sashays, stalks, struts, swaggersfalters, lumbers, lurches, pounds, scuffs, shambles, shuffles, staggers, stumbles, toddles, waddlesnips, taps, trips, trots |