Synonyms of the word

launchpad

• n. The surface or structure from which a launch is made.

pad

• n. A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
• n. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
• n. A soft, or small, cushion.
• n. A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the under side of the toes of animals.
• n. The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
• n. Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
• n. A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
• n. A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
• n. A sanitary napkin.
• n. (US) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
• n. (cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects it from damage when hit by the ball.
• n. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing…
• n. A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
• n. A keypad.
• n. A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
• n. An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket one end: "trip cord".
• n. The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
• n. A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
• n. (US, slang) A bed.
• n. (colloquial) A place of residence.
• n. (Britain, slang) A prison cell.
• n. (cryptography) A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
• n. A mousepad.
• n. (electronics) The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
• n. (nautical) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
• v. (transitive) To stuff.
• v. (transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.
• v. (transitive) To fill or lengthen (a story, one's importance, etc.).
• v. (transitive) To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
• v. (transitive, cricket) To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
• n. (Britain, dialectal) A toad.
• n. (Britain, dialectal, Australia, Ireland) A footpath, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a road…
• n. An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
• n. (Britain, obsolete) A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman or footpad.
• n. The act of highway robbery.
• n. (Britain, dialectal) A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.
• v. (transitive) To travel along (a road, path etc.).
• v. (intransitive) To travel on foot.
• v. (intransitive) To wear a path by walking.
• v. (intransitive) To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To practise highway robbery.
• interj. Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.
• n. The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.

platform

• n. A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
• n. A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion, a tribune.
• n. A kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.
• n. (figuratively) Something that allows an enterprise to advance; a foundation or stage.
• n. (automotive) A set of components shared by several vehicle models.
• n. (computing) A particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific…
• n. (geology) A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
• n. (nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
• n. (politics) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
• n. (travel) A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.
• n. (obsolete) A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
• v. (transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform.
• v. (transitive) To place on a platform.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
• v. (politics, transitive) To include in a political platform.