pad
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6.4
- noun
- /pæd/
:
hoja de nenúfar
- Ivy begins leaping across lily pads toward the exit.
- lily pad
We're putting this under the Lily pads so they'll be shaded.
- We're putting this under the Lily pads so they'll be shaded.
- Like a hydrilla bass, just deep in the pads.
- They're they're fed in these very large circular sea pads that are used that that's they call that the farm.
- Why isn't it already the Lily pad that you believe the exponential age is going to be?
Examples
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Ice floes like huge lily pads raced toward us in the dark.
Fiction book (1994) -
Well, I must get off this lily pad... ...but that's impossible.
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I am off the lily pad, and all that I am, all I have ever been, is done.
Academic text (1999) -
Well, someone woke up on the wrong side of the lily pad.
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But behind their house, like a secret, lay a breathy woods and a lily pad lake.
Fiction book (1995) -
I was watching the lily pads at my feet tremble and part over the thrusting path of a carp.
Fiction book (1998) -
We floated through islands of lily pads and under the sprawling weeping willows.
Fiction book (1995) -
The frogs basked on the lily pad, enjoying the warm sun.
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As we paddled through the lake, we saw many beautiful lily pads floating on the surface.
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In the pond, the large lily pads created a perfect resting spot for the dragonflies.
Synonyms
6
1.6
A flat round leaf that floats on a pond or lake
Compounds
12
2.9
A hard rounded piece worn over the shoulder to protect from hits in sports like football or hockey
- Specialized
7
3.0
A flat piece in a car that presses the brake disc to slow or stop a wheel
- Specialized
4
4.4
A strong platform that rockets or spacecraft use to start their flight
- US
1
3.7
A small metal pad that you use to scrub hard stains from pots, pans, and kitchen surfaces
1
3.8
A thin material put under a rug to stop it sliding, protect the floor, and make it softer
- Specialized
1
4.2
A device that senses weight when someone steps on it and makes something happen
1
3.2
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pad in 'lily pad' is a helpful image: it names a flat, cushion-like leaf that floats on water, like a natural small 'pad' for animals to sit on. That is why a lily pad is the large, flat leaf you see on ponds.