Word of the Day: Pad
A pad is generally a surface, but there are many different kinds of pads:
- You can take notes on a notepad or on a pad of paper.
- Many people use a mouse pad under a mouse.
- A frog rests on a lily pad.
- A mattress pad provides additional comfort to a mattress.
- Anything that is padded is usually more comfortable.
- She’s wearing knee and elbow pads for protection.
- He’s moving into his new pad. (Sometimes the word “pad” is used in place of the noun, “apartment.”)
You can also used the word “pad” as a verb. In this case, it means to add more:
- She’s padding her salary by doing extra work around the office and collecting overtime.
- They’re going to pad their chairs with new cushions.
- The bird padded her nest with dry grass.
The word “padded” is an adjective:
- A padded chair is more comfortable than one that it unpadded.
Note: An iPad is a tablet computer made by Apple. The reason why they named it “iPad” is because it can function as a notepad does, but there are many things that you can do with an iPad other than take notes.
Essential English Dictionary
Visit the Popular English Words Beginning with P page to see the list of all words starting with letter P. For seeing the HiCafe dictionary, visit the Popular English Words with Meaning page.
