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stamp pad

stamp pad

2.5
A small pad soaked with ink that you press a rubber block on to mark paper
  • noun
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  • She pressed the stamp firmly onto the stamp pad before making her mark on the paper.

Examples

  • The stamp pad is drying out.

  • Please replace the ink in the stamp pad if it starts to dry out.

  • The office manager ordered a new stamp pad for the front desk.

  • I need a new stamp pad for my office.

  • To create your custom invitation, you will need a rubber stamp and a stamp pad filled with ink.

  • She pressed the rubber stamp onto the stamp pad to get it ready for the next impression.

  • The craft store sells various colors of stamp pads for different artistic projects.

Synonyms

pad
vsstamp pad
118 1.4

A soft piece of material used to protect things or hold liquid

is more specific and used only to supply ink to marking devices
inkpad
vsstamp pad
1 3.4

A small pad soaked with ink used to put ink on a rubber stamp

is the same item but often written as two words
inking pad
vsstamp pad
3.7

A small block soaked with ink that you press a rubber stamp onto

is the same item but often named with a different two-word label

Surface Forms

stamp pad singular
stamp pads plural

Morphology

stamp + pad

The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'stamp' (a tool for pressing designs) with 'pad' (a flat, absorbent material) to indicate an absorbent pad used with a stamp. This straightforward noun–noun compounding expresses purpose in a common, cross-linguistic way, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The noun stamp pad is a small pad filled with ink that you press a stamp onto. That clear picture, a soft ink-filled pad used 'to put ink on a rubber stamp', explains why it is called a stamp pad.