{
    "term": "pad",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a thick piece of soft material that is used, for example, for cleaning or protecting something or for holding liquid",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin"
                },
                {
                    "text": "sanitary pads *(= that a woman uses during her )"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "adhesive", "cotton"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a number of pieces of paper for writing or drawing on, that are fastened together at one edge",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **sketch/writing pad**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He always kept a pad and pencil by the bed to note down thoughts in the night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She doodled on a pad as she spoke."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["memo", "note", "scratch"],
                "preposition": ["on a/​the pad"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the soft part under the foot of a cat, dog, etc.",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A cat detects vibrations through the pads of its feet."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Animals"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a small piece of rough material used for cleaning pans, surfaces, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a scouring pad"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "adhesive", "cotton"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a flat surface where a spacecraft or a helicopter takes off and lands",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "helicopter landing pads"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two booster rockets will power the shuttle off the pad."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a piece of thick material that you wear in some sports, for example football and cricket, to protect parts of your body",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "knee pads"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "the large flat leaf of some water plants, especially the water lily",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "floating lily pads"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "the place where somebody lives, especially a flat",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He moved back into his old bachelor pad."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pæd/",
                "audio": "pa/pad/pad__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pæd/",
                "audio": "pa/pad/pad__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘bundle of straw to lie on’): the senses may not be of common origin; the meaning ‘underpart of an animal's foot’ is perhaps related to Low German pad ‘sole of the foot’; the history remains obscure."
}