padding
Protective soft material
Padding is soft material used to cushion, protect, or fill out.
Athletic gear has padding to absorb impact; a bra may have padding to enhance shape.
The word extends to excess material added to inflate something: The essay was mostly padding—she stretched two good paragraphs into five pages.
In computing, padding is extra space or characters added around content for formatting or alignment.
Bubble-filled substance
- battingSwinging at pitches
- waddingFibrous padding material
- fiberfillSynthetic padding material
- polyfillCode mimicking missing features
kapok · down · fleece · gel · memory foam · loft · quilting · upholstery
Swinging at pitches
- piecingJoining separate parts
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- backingAid or sponsorship
- bindingLegally or morally required
tufting · stitching · loft · calico · comforter · duvet · basting · layering
Substance closing gaps
- fluffLight, soft fibers
- bloatSwell abnormally
- wordinessExcessive use of language
- verbosityUnnecessary word excess
redundancy · bulk · lengthening · stretching · embellishment · elaboration · puffery · overwriting
Edge of a page
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- gapUnfilled space between
- whitespaceUnprintable gap characters
indentation · leading · kerning · gutter · border · offset · breathing room · separation
Protective combat covering
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- guardsProtectors or watchmen
- helmetsProtective head coverings
- mouthguardsDental protection for athletes
chest protector · body armor · goggles · gloves · impact resistance · fall protection
foam
Bubble-filled substance
polyfill · kapok · down · fleece · gel · memory foam · loft · quilting · upholstery · interlining
batting
Swinging at pitches
binding · tufting · stitching · loft · calico · comforter · duvet · basting · layering
filler
Substance closing gaps
verbosity · redundancy · bulk · lengthening · stretching · embellishment · elaboration · puffery · overwriting · excess
margin
Edge of a page
whitespace · indentation · leading · kerning · gutter · border · offset · breathing room · separation · interval
armor
Protective combat covering
mouthguards · chest protector · body armor · goggles · gloves · impact resistance · fall protection
panels
Flat rectangular sections
gullet · tree · cantle · swells · fleece lining · riser · shims · girth · saddle blanket
piping
Tubes for fluid transport
pleating · ruching · fringe · tassel · applique · embroidery · trim · edging · welting · gimp
- designdesign principles, functionality, emphasis, unity, graphic design
- flooringhardwood, hardwood flooring, laminate, vinyl, tile
- rubbernatural rubber, rubber band, rubber trees, rubber boot, rubber glove
- safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
- blatherbabble, balderdash, baloney, blarney, blather
- car interiorseats, seat, steering wheel, seat covers, dashboard
paddinghard shell
Rigid outer protective layer
armor · hardness · rigidity · exposed · unprotected
paddingsubstance
Physical material with mass
essence · concision · brevity · abridgement · condensation
paddingminimizing
Reducing to smallest extent
reduction · deflation · trimming · cutting · paring down
- padding outAdding unnecessary length
- foam paddingPorous material for protection
- protective padding
- stat paddingAccumulating hollow performance metrics
- resume paddingInflating job credentials
- extra padding