PADDING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

-ing form of the verb pad