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Antonyms for pads

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : pad
Phonetic Transcription : pæd

Definition of pads

Origin :
  • 1550s, "bundle of straw to lie on," possibly from or related to Low German or obsolete Flemish pad "sole of the foot," which is perhaps from PIE *pent- "to tread, go" (see find (v.)), but cf. path (n.). Meaning "cushion-like part of an animal foot" is from 1790 in English. Generalized sense of "something soft" is from c.1700; the sense of "a number of sheets fastened together" (in writing pad, drawing pad, etc.) is from 1865.
  • Sense of "takeoff or landing place for a helicopter" is from 1960. The word persisted in underworld slang from early 18c. in the sense "sleeping place," and was popularized again c.1959, originally in beatnik speech (later hippie slang) in its original English sense of "place to sleep temporarily."
  • noun protection
  • noun tablet of paper
  • noun dwelling, room
  • verb protect with cushioning
  • verb elaborate, amplify
  • verb walk quietly; walk ploddingly
Example sentences :
  • The nose and pads of the feet are dark, and the eyes are orange yellow.
  • Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
  • In the brown tabby the feet and pads are black; in the yellow and red, the feet and pads are pink.
  • Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
  • How does she write on the pads on the table, and how does she whisk them away?
  • Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland
  • After a time he sat and clawed his fur, looked at his paws, and licked his pads.
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
  • The bearings, being supported by the blocks or "pads" H, are self-alining.
  • Extract from : « Steam Turbines » by Hubert E. Collins
  • No, for there are only the marks of a panther's pads and none of any tiger.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in Many Lands » by Various
  • He even noticed the slot of Grit's pads here and there in softer soil.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • Sandy rolled the dog on his side and found the other pads in the same condition.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • Pearson ought really to be told that you cannot catch a man off his pads.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 3, 1914 » by Various
  • No pads to be worn, or frizettes, or chignons, or hair ribbons.
  • Extract from : « Ginger-Snaps » by Fanny Fern

Synonyms for pads

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