What does cushion mean?
Definitions for cushion
ˈkʊʃ əncush·ion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word cushion.
Princeton's WordNet
shock absorber, shock, cushionnoun
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
"the old car needed a new set of shocks"
cushionnoun
the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
cushionverb
a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
cushion, buffer, softenverb
protect from impact
"cushion the blow"
Wiktionary
cushionnoun
A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc.
cushionnoun
Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.
cushionnoun
The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.
cushionverb
to provide a soft pillow cushion
cushionverb
to absorb or deaden the impact of something
Etymology: From coissin (modern coussin), ultimately from coxa ‘hip, thigh’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CUSHIONnoun
Etymology: kussen, Dutch; coussin, French.
Call Claudius, and some other of my men;
I’ll have them sleep on cushions in my tent. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæsar.If you are learn’d,
Be not as common fools; if you are not,
Let them have cushions by you. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.But e’re they sat, officious Baucis lays
Two cushions stuff’d with straw, the seat to raise;
Coarse, but the best she had. John Dryden, Fables.An Eastern king put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence; and ordered his hide to be stuffed into a cushion, and placed upon the tribunal, for the son to sit on. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
cushion
A cushion is a soft bag-like object usually filled with soft materials like foam, feathers, or air, designed to provide comfort or support, commonly used on chairs, couches, or beds. It can also refer to something that serves to soften the impact or effects of a certain condition or situation.
Webster Dictionary
Cushionnoun
a case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad
Cushionnoun
anything resembling a cushion in properties or use
Cushionnoun
a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf
Cushionnoun
a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston
Cushionnoun
the elastic edge of a billiard table
Cushionnoun
a riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; -- called also cushion dance
Cushionverb
to seat or place on, or as on a cushion
Cushionverb
to furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise
Cushionverb
to conceal or cover up, as under a cushion
Etymology: [OE. cuischun, quisshen, OF. coissin, cuissin, F. coussin, fr. (assumed) LL. culcitinum, dim. of L. culcita cushion, mattress, pillow. See Quilt, and cf. Counterpoint a coverlet.]
Wikidata
Cushion
A cushion is a soft bag of some ornamental material, stuffed with wool, hair, feathers, polyester staple fiber, non-woven material, or even paper torn into fragments. It may be used for sitting or kneeling upon, or to soften the hardness or angularity of a chair or couch. A cushion is also referred to as a bolster, hassock, headrest and a sham. Cushions and rugs can be used temporarily outside to soften a hard ground. They can be placed on sunloungers and used to prevent annoyances from moist grass and biting insects. Some dialects of English use this word to refer to throw pillows as well. The cushion is a very ancient article of furniture; the inventories of the contents of palaces and great houses in the early Middle Ages constantly made mention of them. Cushions were then often of great size, covered with leather, and firm enough to serve as a seat, but the steady tendency of all furniture has been to grow smaller with time. Cushions were, indeed, used as seats at all events in France and Spain at a very much later period, and in Saint-Simon's time we find that in the Spanish court they were still regarded as a peculiarly honourable substitute for a chair. In France, the right to kneel upon a cushion in church behind the king was jealously guarded and strictly regulated, as we learn again from Saint-Simon. This type of cushion was called a carreau, or square. When seats were rude and hard, cushions may have been a necessity; they are now one of the minor luxuries of life.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cushion
koosh′un, n. a case filled with some soft, elastic stuff, for resting on: a pillow: the 'pillow' used in making bone-lace: an engraver's pad: the rubber of an electrical machine: a pad supporting a woman's hair: the elastic lining of the inner side of a billiard-table: a body of steam remaining in the cylinder of a steam-engine, acting as a buffer to the piston.—v.t. to seat on or furnish with a cushion.—p.adj. Cush′ioned, furnished with a cushion, padded: having cushion-tires.—ns. Cush′ionet, a little cushion; Cush′ion-tire, a bicycle tire made of india-rubber tubing, with india-rubber stuffing.—adj. Cush′iony, like a cushion, soft. [O. Fr. coissin—L. coxinum, coxa, hip.]
Editors Contribution
cushion
A type of furnishing and product created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and styles for a variety of purposes.
People use a cushion for a variety of reasons, to support the body or a part of the body, to decorate a room etc.
Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 2016
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CUSHION
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cushion is ranked #68122 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Cushion surname appeared 289 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cushion.
59.8% or 173 total occurrences were White.
36.3% or 105 total occurrences were Black.
3.1% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cushion in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cushion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of cushion in a Sentence
We've seen China looking for ways to insulate their economy against potential sanctions, trying to cushion themselves from harm if they do anything to draw the ire of the international community, in our world, we call that kind of behavior a clue.
There is this paradox of thrift — even with stimulus cash coming in, it looks like a good bet that consumers will want to keep more of a savings cushion and companies are unwilling to plow a lot of money into long-term capital investment.
Fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson:
We can't relax just because we're going home and we've got a two-game cushion, that team's hungry over there, and they've got some all-time great players.
CSF is a fluid that actually bathes the brain. Because the skull is a fixed box and the brain is a nice soft organ, it needs to be protected from moving around inside that hard box, so it actually provides a cushion for the brain and the spinal cord.
When the SNAP benefit is cut, where is that cushion going to come from?
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- kussingAfrikaans
- وسادةArabic
- мендәрBashkir
- падушкаBelarusian
- буфер, възглавница, омекотявам, бордBulgarian
- coixíCatalan, Valencian
- nárazník, polštářek, zmírnit, vypoltářovat, poduška, ztlumit, mantinel, polštářCzech
- clustogau, clustogWelsh
- hynde, afbøde, bande, pude, polstreDanish
- Kissen, Bande, abfedern, polstern, Puffer, Polster, abdämpfenGerman
- μαξιλάρι, στρώμα, σπόνταGreek
- kusenoEsperanto
- amortiguante, cojín, almohadón, banda, colchón, amortiguarSpanish
- بالش, متکا, کوسنPersian
- pehmuste, valli, tyyny, pehmentääFinnish
- koddi, pútaFaroese
- coussin, amortirFrench
- adhartán, pillín, cúisín, stuáilIrish
- pilleanScottish Gaelic
- vánkos, párnaHungarian
- բարձ, [[բիլիարդի]] [[սեղանի]] [[եզր]]Armenian
- kusenoIdo
- ammortizzare, sponda, cuscino, attutireItalian
- 座布団, クッションJapanese
- ბალიშიGeorgian
- ខ្នើយកែប, ខ្នើយ, ខ្នល់ខ្នើយKhmer
- 쿠션Korean
- بالیفKurdish
- culcitaLatin
- KëssenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ເບາະ, ໝອນLao
- pagalvėLithuanian
- spilvensLatvian
- aupuru, kuihanaMāori
- легло, перниче, ублажува, подлогаMacedonian
- kussen, bandDutch
- poduszka, bandaPolish
- amortecer, amortecedor, almofada, tabelaPortuguese
- pernăRomanian
- смягчать удар, прокладка, буфер, подушка, борт, амортизаторRussian
- ublažiti, obžitiSerbo-Croatian
- vankúšSlovak
- oblaziniti, blazinaSlovene
- dyna, stoppa, vall, kudde, mildra, dämpa, madrasseraSwedish
- దిండుTelugu
- เบาะThai
- yastıkTurkish
- буфер, подушка, бортUkrainian
- 坐垫Chinese
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