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 Definitions of Pillow  [ˈpɪl oʊ]  

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Definition of 'Pillow' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pillow
a cloth bag or case filled with feathers, foam rubber, or other soft material, used to cushion the head during sleep or rest.

2.  pillow
a similar cushion, esp. a small one used for decoration, as on a sofa.

3.  pillow
anything used to cushion the head:
a pillow of moss.

4.  pillow
a supporting piece or part, as the block on which the inner end of a bowsprit rests.

5. (v.t.) pillow
to rest on or as if on a pillow.

6.  pillow
to support with pillows.

7.  pillow
to serve as a pillow for.

8. (v.i.) pillow
to rest on or as if on a pillow.

Etymology:  (1715–25)

Definition of 'Pillow' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) pillow
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

2. (verb) pillow, rest
rest on or as if on a pillow
"pillow your head"


Definition of 'Pillow' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) pillow
a soft object that you put your head on when you sleep
a feather pillow


Definition of 'Pillow' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Pillow
anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material

2. (noun) Pillow
a piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block

3. (noun) Pillow
a block under the inner end of a bowsprit

4. (noun) Pillow
a kind of plain, coarse fustian

5. (verb) Pillow
to rest or lay upon, or as upon, a pillow; to support; as, to pillow the head


Translation of 'Pillow' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a kind of cushion for the head, especially on a bed.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kussing Arabic flag Arabic: وِسادَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: възглавница
Brazilian flag Brazilian: travesseiro Czech flag Czech: polštář German flag German: das Kopfkissen
Danish flag Danish: pude; hovedpude Greek flag Greek: μαξιλάρι Spanish flag Spanish: almohada
Estonian flag Estonian: padi Farsi flag Farsi: بالش Finnish flag Finnish: tyyny
French flag French: oreiller Hebrew flag Hebrew: כַּר Hindi flag Hindi: तकिया
Croatian flag Croatian: jastuk Hungarian flag Hungarian: párna Indonesian flag Indonesian: bantal
Icelandic flag Icelandic: koddi Italian flag Italian: guanciale, cuscino Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean: 베개 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pagalvė Latvian flag Latvian: spilvens
Malay flag Malay: bantal Dutch flag Dutch: hoofdkussen Norwegian flag Norwegian: (hode)pute
Polish flag Polish: poduszka Persian flag Persian: بالش Pashto flag Pashto: بالښت، سرويږ دى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: almofada Romanian flag Romanian: pernă Russian flag Russian: подушка
Slovak flag Slovak: vankúš Slovenian flag Slovenian: blazina Serbian flag Serbian: jastuk
Swedish flag Swedish: [huvud]kudde Thai flag Thai: หมอน Turkish flag Turkish: yastık
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 枕頭 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: подушка Urdu flag Urdu: تکيہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cái gối Chinese flag Chinese: 枕头

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