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						1. A number of sheets of paper of the same size stacked one on top of the other
						and glued together at one end; a tablet. He took a pad of paper to class to
						take notes on.
						Back to 5000 Word List 3912. A thin, cushionlike mass of soft material used to fill, give shape to, or
						protect against jarring, scraping, or other injury. She put pads on the table
						to prevent scratches when we moved it.
 3. To lengthen (something written or spoken) with extraneous material. He had
						padded his expense account.
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