Yes, pads is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Add details to

2. Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

3. Line or stuff with soft material

4. Add padding to

Noun

1. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

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

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

4. A flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

5. A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

6. Temporary living quarters

7. The fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger