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1. (n.) cushion
a soft pad or bag filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., used to sit, lie, or lean on.
2. cushion
anything similar in form or function, as a pad used to prevent excessive pressure or chafing.
3. cushion
something to absorb or counteract a shock, jar, or jolt, as a body of air or steam.
4. cushion
something that lessens the effects of hardship or distress.
5. cushion
any anatomical part resembling a pad.
6. cushion
the resilient raised rim encircling the top of a billiard table.
7. cushion
a pillow used in lacemaking.
8. (v.t.) cushion
to place on or support by a cushion.
9. cushion
to furnish with a cushion or cushions.
10. cushion
to lessen or soften the effects of:
to cushion a blow.
11. cushion
to cover or conceal with or as if with a cushion.
12. cushion
to check the motion of (a piston or the like) by a cushion, as of steam.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME cuisshin < AF; MF coussin&indirdesc; L cōx(a) hip +-īnus -ine3; see coxa)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) shock absorber, shock, cushion
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
"the old car needed a new set of shocks"
2. (noun) cushion
the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
3. (verb) cushion
a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
4. (verb) cushion, buffer, soften
protect from impact
"cushion the blow"
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1. (noun) cushion
a pillow used for decoration
colored cushions on the couch
2. cushion
a protective layer under or between
a cushion of air in the heel of the shoe
3. cushion
sth that protects
I use my savings account as a financial cushion.
4. (verb) cushion
to make a hit or fall seem less hard
The thick rug cushioned my fall.
5. cushion
to protect from sth unpleasant
to cushion the economic slide; She spoke gently to cushion the blow.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Cushion
a case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad
2. (noun) Cushion
anything resembling a cushion in properties or use
3. (noun) Cushion
a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf
4. (noun) Cushion
a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston
5. (noun) Cushion
the elastic edge of a billiard table
6. (noun) Cushion
a riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; -- called also cushion dance
7. (verb) Cushion
to seat or place on, or as on a cushion
8. (verb) Cushion
to furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise
9. (verb) Cushion
to conceal or cover up, as under a cushion
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Sense: a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable
I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.
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 Afrikaans: kussing |
 Arabic: وِسادَه |
 Bulgarian: възглавница |
 Brazilian: almofada |
 Czech: polštář |
 German: das Kissen |
 Danish: pude; hynde |
 Greek: μαξιλάρι |
 Spanish: cojín |
 Estonian: padi |
 Farsi: کوسن؛ پشتی |
 Finnish: tyyny |
 French: coussin |
 Hebrew: כָּרִית |
 Hindi: कुशन |
 Croatian: jastuk |
 Hungarian: párna |
 Indonesian: bantalan |
 Icelandic: sessa; púði, koddi |
 Italian: cuscino |
 Japanese: クッション |
 Korean: 쿠션 |
 Lithuanian: pagalvėlė |
 Latvian: (dīvāna) spilvens |
 Malay: kusyen |
 Dutch: kussen |
 Norwegian: (sitte)pute |
 Polish: poduszka |
 Persian: کوسن؛ پشتی |
 Pashto: پوښ، پشتی |
 Portuguese: almofada |
 Romanian: pernă |
 Russian: диванная подушка |
 Slovak: vankúš |
 Slovenian: blazina |
 Serbian: jastuk |
 Swedish: kudde |
 Thai: เบาะ |
 Turkish: yastık, minder |
 Taiwanese: 坐墊，靠墊 |
 Ukrainian: диванна подушка |
 Urdu: گدی، تکیہ |
 Vietnamese: cái đệm |
 Chinese: 坐垫，靠垫 |
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