pad
- noun
- /pæd/
- Grab your pad and take notes, Peralta.
- legal pad
- writing pad
- pad of paper
I have stacks of yellow legal pads that are from projects.
- I have stacks of yellow legal pads that are from projects.
- Yeah, I, I actually have tons of these legal pads unorganized.
- Within an hour, she had a pad printed at Kinko's and had it.
- Colin, first note pad and pencil kit you're using.
- Waistband was the bog green steno pad I came with like other teenagers came with pot.
Examples
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Show me the rest of your pad.
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Peregrine had left his sketch pad on the table before the library fireplace.
Fiction book (1991) -
Give me the pad, please.
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Do you have a pad?
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Instead, he pulls out a pen and legal pad and says, "This was a fine report."
Academic text (2005) -
In those days, I suppose, writing pads were harder to come by.
Fiction book (1990) -
I have stacks of yellow legal pads that are from projects.
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So I got a new legal pad and decided to write the bar-mitzvah poem.
Fiction book (1991) -
Andy makes a decision, finds a pad on a table, and scrawls a phone number.
Fiction book (1990) -
She took out a pad and started to jot down her ideas during the meeting.
Synonyms
A flat pad of paper used for writing or drawing
A small pad of blank or lined paper for writing notes
A set of paper sheets joined at one edge for writing or drawing
A book of blank pages for drawing
A small pad of blank paper for quick notes and sketches
A pad of paper for making notes or short messages
A pad of paper for quick notes and sketches
Antonyms
Compounds
A hard rounded piece worn over the shoulder to protect from hits in sports like football or hockey
- Specialized
A flat piece in a car that presses the brake disc to slow or stop a wheel
- Specialized
A strong platform that rockets or spacecraft use to start their flight
- US
A small metal pad that you use to scrub hard stains from pots, pans, and kitchen surfaces
A thin material put under a rug to stop it sliding, protect the floor, and make it softer
- Specialized
A device that senses weight when someone steps on it and makes something happen
A small cleaning tool of thin metal threads used to remove dirt or smooth surfaces
A small flat piece of cloth or sponge that you use to rub dirt off surfaces like a stove
An electronic device or app that lets you put words and pictures on the screen and save them
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pad of paper gets its name from the idea of a small, thin 'pad' or bundle you can use again and again; imagine a thin soft layer you tear off one sheet at a time. That is why a paper pad is a stack of sheets fastened together for writing.