Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

padding

 noun
     
Related topics: Literature, Material, Textiles
pad‧ding [uncountable]
1TIM soft material used to fill or cover something:
a helmet with protective padding
2AL unnecessary and uninteresting details or words that are added to make a sentence, speech etc longer - used to show disapproval
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary