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shoulder pad

shoulder pad noun: a type of padding sometimes used in clothing to give the wearer the illusion of less sloping shoulders.

Noun

shoulder pad (plural shoulder pads)

  1. A type of padding sometimes used in clothing to give the wearer the illusion of less sloping shoulders.
  2. A piece of protective equipment used in American and Canadian football.

Forms of shoulder pad

pluralshoulder pads
alternative formshoulderpad

Questions about shoulder pad

What does shoulder pad mean?
Shoulder pad means a type of padding sometimes used in clothing to give the wearer the illusion of less sloping shoulders.
What part of speech is shoulder pad?
Shoulder pad is a noun.
What is the plural of shoulder pad?
The plural of shoulder pad is shoulder pads.

Words near shoulder pad in the dictionary

  1. shoulder joint
  2. shoulder joints
  3. shoulder knots
  4. shoulder mark
  5. shoulder marks
  6. shoulder pad
  7. shoulder pads
  8. shoulder piece
  9. shoulder pieces
  10. shoulder pole
  11. shoulder poles

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