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partial(2)(dictionary)
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partial hysterectomy(medicine)
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pad 1, noun (oh) and partial (oh)


pad 1, noun (oh)




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1 ?soft material?
2 ?paper?
3 ?flat ground?
4 ?animal's foot?
5 ?apartment?
6 ?water plant?
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[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Low German, 'bottom surface of the foot']
?SOFT MATERIAL?
a thick flat object made of cloth or rubber, used to protect or clean something, or to make something more comfortable
pad of
::Press on the wound with a large pad of cotton wool.
::Use an abrasive pad for stubborn stains.
knee/elbow/shin/shoulder pad
(=a pad that you wear to protect a part of your body when you are playing a sport)
?PAPER?
several sheets of paper fastened together, used for Writing or drawing
Writing/sketch/memo/legal etc pad
::a box of paints and a sketch pad
::Keep a telephone pad and a pen to hand.
::a pad of paper
?FLAT GROUND?
a piece of flat ground where small aircraft can land
launch/landing/helicopter pad
::The hospital has built a helicopter pad.
?ANIMAL'S FOOT?
the flesh on the bottom of the foot of a cat, dog, etc
?APARTMENT?
old-fashioned informal someone's apartment or the room where they live
?WATER PLANT?
the leaf of a water lily
-see also launch pad , helicopter pad

partial (oh)



not complete
::The exhibition was only a partial Success.
::a partial solution to traffic congestion in Oxford
be partial to sth
formal to like something very much
::I'm very partial to cream cakes.
unfairly supporting one person or one group against another
-opposite impartial impartial