B2nounhomesport
US/pæd/
UK/pæd/
a soft, flat piece of material used to protect, clean or make something more comfortable
In context
The goalkeeper wore thick pads on his knees and shins.
She cleaned her face with a cotton pad soaked in toner.
I wrote the number on a pad beside the phone.
Words that go with pad
noun + noun
- cotton padShe removed her makeup with a cotton pad.
- knee padSkaters should wear a knee pad on each knee.
- shoulder padThe jacket had a thick shoulder pad sewn inside.
- writing padKeep a writing pad next to your bed.
- mouse padHe put a new mouse pad on the desk.
- launch padThe rocket stood on the launch pad all night.
noun + preposition
- pad of paperShe tore a sheet from a pad of paper.