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PADDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
Synonyms:
cushioning; padding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("padding" is a kind of...):
artefact; artifact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
Meronyms (substance of "padding"):
cotton; cotton fiber; cotton wool (soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state)
kapok; silk cotton; vegetable silk (a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation)
straw (plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "padding"):
cushion (a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.)
falsie (padding that is worn inside a brassiere)
pad (a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort)
stuffing (padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture)
Derivation:
pad (add padding to)
pad (line or stuff with soft material)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb pad
