pad

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
2. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
3. A soft, or small, cushion.
4. A soft area on the ends of a digit:
5. A soft area on the ends of a digit:
6. A soft area on the ends of a digit:
7. A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
8. A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
9. A menstrual pad; a mass of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow.
10. A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
11. A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects the player from damage when hit by the ball.
12. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.
13. A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
14. Ellipsis of keypad.
15. Ellipsis of mouse pad.
16. A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
17. An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket on one end; a "trip cord".
18. The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
19. A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
20. (slang) A bed.
21. (colloquial) A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
22. (slang) A prison cell.
23. A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
24. The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
25. A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.

Verb

1. To stuff.
2. To furnish with a pad or padding.
3. To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
4. To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
5. To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.

Verb

1. To travel along (a road, path etc.).
2. To travel on foot.
3. To wear a path by walking.
4. To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
5. (obsolete) To practise highway robbery.

Intj

Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.

Concepts

coussinet

bloc

rembourrer

capitonner

tampon

piaule

ouater

bourrelet

matelasser

étendre

tablette

taule

paddock

coussin

pastille

bourrer

doubler

garnir

ouatiner

dosette

traversin

accroître

agrandir

augmenter

broder

croître

dramatiser

grandir

grossir

saindoux

aire de lancement

pas de tir

comprimé

clavier

pavé numérique

pieu

plumard

plume

charger

bloc-notes

ardoise

ardoise électronique

ordinateur tablette

tablette électronique

tablette tactile

matelassure

rembourrage

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pæd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

1554, "bundle of straw to lie on", probably from Low German or West Flemish pad (“sole of the foot”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to pass”), which would make it related to both path and find.