Jam vs. Pad

Jamnoun

A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

Jamnoun

(countable) A difficult situation.

Jamnoun

(countable) Blockage, congestion.

Jamnoun

An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.

Jamnoun

A song; a track.

Jamnoun

An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.

Jamnoun

A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.

Jamnoun

A forceful dunk.

Jamnoun

A play during which points can be scored.

Jamnoun

Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.

Jamnoun

luck.

Jamnoun

(slang) sexual relations or the contemplation of them.

Jamnoun

(dated) A kind of frock for children.

Jamverb

To get something stuck in a confined space.

Jamverb

To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.

Jamverb

To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"

Jamverb

To block or confuse a broadcast signal.

Jamverb

(baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.

Jamverb

(music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).

Jamverb

To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.

Jamverb

(roller derby) To attempt to score points.

Jamverb

(nautical) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.

Jamverb

To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out.

Jamnoun

A kind of frock for children.

Jamnoun

See Jamb.

Jamnoun

A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river.

Jamnoun

An injury caused by jamming.

Jamnoun

A difficult situation; as, he got himself into a jam.

Jamnoun

A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; also called jelly; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.

Jamverb

To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in; to cram; as, rock fans jammed the theater for the concert.

Jamverb

To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door.

Jamverb

To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.

Jamverb

To block or obstruct by packing too much (people or objects) into; as, shoppers jammed the aisles during the fire sale.

Jamverb

To interfere with (a radio signal) by sending other signals of the same or nearby frequency; as, the Soviets jammed Radio Free Europe broadcasts for years during the cold war.

Jamverb

To cause to become nonfunctional by putting something in that blocks the movement of a part or parts; as, he jammed the drawer by putting in too many loose papers; he jammed the lock by trying to pick it.

Jamverb

To become stuck so as not to function; as, the copier jammed again.

Jamverb

To play an instrument in a jam session.

Jamverb

To crowd together; - usually used with together or in; as, fifty people jammed into a conference room designed for twenty.

Jamnoun

preserve of crushed fruit

Jamnoun

informal terms for a difficult situation;

Jamnoun

a dense crowd of people

Jamnoun

deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

Jamverb

press tightly together or cram;

Jamverb

push down forcibly;

Jamverb

crush or bruise;

Jamverb

interfere with or prevent the reception of signals;

Jamverb

get stuck and immobilized;

Jamverb

crowd or pack to capacity;

Jamverb

block passage through;

Padnoun

A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.

Padnoun

A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.

Padnoun

A soft, or small, cushion.

Padnoun

A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the under side of the toes of animals.

Padnoun

The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.

Padnoun

Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.

Padnoun

A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.

Padnoun

A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.

Padnoun

A sanitary napkin.

Padnoun

(US) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.

Padnoun

(cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects it from damage when hit by the ball.

Padnoun

A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.

Padnoun

A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.

Padnoun

A keypad.

Padnoun

A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.

Padnoun

An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket one end: "trip cord"

Padnoun

The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.

Padnoun

A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.

Padnoun

A bed.

Padnoun

(colloquial) A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.

Padnoun

A prison cell.

Padnoun

(cryptography) A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.

Padnoun

A mousepad.

Padnoun

(electronics) The amount by which a signal has been reduced.

Padnoun

(nautical) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.

Padnoun

A toad.

Padnoun

A footpath, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a road or track. See footpad.

Padnoun

An easy-paced horse; a padnag.

Padnoun

A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman or footpad.

Padnoun

A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.

Padnoun

The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.

Padverb

(transitive) To stuff.

Padverb

(transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.

Padverb

(transitive) To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.

Padverb

(transitive) To imbue uniformly with a mordant.

Padverb

To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.

Padverb

(transitive) To travel along (a road, path etc.).

Padverb

(intransitive) To travel on foot.

Padverb

(intransitive) To wear a path by walking.

Padverb

(intransitive) To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.

Padverb

To practise highway robbery.

Padinterjection

Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.

Padnoun

A footpath; a road.

Padnoun

An easy-paced horse; a padnag.

Padnoun

A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; - usually called a footpad.

Padnoun

The act of robbing on the highway.

Padnoun

A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.

Padnoun

A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper.

Padnoun

A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.

Padnoun

A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.

Padnoun

A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.

Padnoun

A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.

Padnoun

A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.

Padnoun

A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.

Padnoun

A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles.

Padnoun

A dwelling place, usually an apartment; one's living quarters; as, come over to my pad to watch the game.

Padnoun

A sum of money paid as a bribe to police officers, shared among them;

Padverb

To travel upon foot; to tread.

Padverb

To travel heavily or slowly.

Padverb

To rob on foot.

Padverb

To wear a path by walking.

Padverb

To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.

Padverb

To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.

Padnoun

a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

Padnoun

the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

Padnoun

a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

Padnoun

a usually thin flat mass of padding

Padnoun

a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

Padnoun

temporary living quarters

Padnoun

the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal

Padverb

add details to

Padverb

walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud;

Padverb

line or stuff with soft material;

Padverb

add padding to;