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pad

n. the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

pad

n. a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

pad, pad of paper, tablet

n. a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

pad, inkpad, inking pad, stamp pad

n. a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

launching pad, launchpad, launch pad, launch area, pad

n. a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad

n. temporary living quarters

pad, fill out

v. line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra"

pad, bolster

v. add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"

trudge, pad, plod

v. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp

v. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise

v. add details to

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bolster, long pillow

n. a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

pillow

n. a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

notebook, notebook computer

n. a small compact portable computer

tramp

v. cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"

plow, plough

v. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

scuff, drag

v. walk without lifting the feet

edge

v. provide with an edge; "edge a blade"

crawl, creep

v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back

v. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

scuff, drag

v. walk without lifting the feet

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

tramp

v. cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"

dignify

v. raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"

glamorize, glamourise, glamourize, glamorise

v. make glamorous and attractive; "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!"

transfigure, glorify, spiritualize

v. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

romanticize, romanticise

v. make romantic in style; "The designer romanticized the little black dress"

blow up, enlarge, magnify

v. make large; "blow up an image"

lift, raise, elevate

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

immortalize, immortalise, eternize, eternise, eternalize, eternalise

v. make famous forever; "This melody immortalized its composer"

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empty

v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

understate, minimize, minimise, downplay

v. represent as less significant or important

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