pad of paper
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- noun
- /pæd əv ˈpeɪpər/
:
block de papel
- I grabbed a pad of paper and a pen and listed my common sins.
Books, magazines, a laptop computer, dolls, hoodies, colored pencils, pads of paper, flip flops, sunscreen.
- Books, magazines, a laptop computer, dolls, hoodies, colored pencils, pads of paper, flip flops, sunscreen.
- And he uses very often a fountain pen and pads of paper for drafting.
- All a mathematician needs is a pad of paper and a pencil and always put in a basket.
- But things that would be good to bring with paper, a pad of pen, pad of paper, pencil or pen, tape measure.
Examples
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Afterwards, Guy had rolled up his shirt sleeves and gone to his desk for a blank pad of paper.
Fiction book (1991) -
Sergeant Ortega scribbled little notes on a pad of paper.
Fiction book (1995) -
Then I took out a pad of paper and started to write down what I might do next.
Fiction book (1992) -
If you want to draw, buy a pad of paper and go inside.
Blog text (1) -
At work, I'll pick up a pad of paper and write a letter.
Blog text (1) -
Give me a pad of paper and a pencil.
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The reporter was slowly bringing a pad of paper and a pen up in his hands.
Fiction book (2001) -
All a mathematician needs is a pad of paper and a pencil and always put in a basket.
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Teddy waited patiently for his mom to finish writing on a pad of paper.
Fiction book (2002) -
I always carry a pad of paper to jot down my thoughts quickly.
Synonyms
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A book of blank or lined pages for writing notes
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A stack of paper sheets fastened at one edge for writing
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A flat pad of paper used for writing or drawing
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A small pad of blank or lined paper for writing notes
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A book with blank pages for making quick drawings
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A book of blank paper for drawing or making quick pictures
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A book of blank pages for drawing
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A small stack of paper for writing short notes to leave for others
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A small pad of blank paper for quick notes and sketches
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A pad of paper for making notes or short messages
A small notebook for writing quick notes or doing math
A pad of paper for quick notes and sketches
A book of blank paper for drawing quick pictures
A notebook with blank music lines for writing notes
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a set of sheets of paper joined together along one edge' is directly and transparently derived from 'pad' (a stack of sheets fastened at one edge) combined with 'paper' (sheets used for writing); the of‑construction simply links the material to the object. This straightforward compositional noun phrase is cross‑linguistically common and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Pad of paper comes from the simple picture of a small stack of paper joined along one edge into a pad. Because you can easily 'tear off' a sheet to 'write' or 'draw', the name means a set of sheets used for writing or drawing.