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cush⋅ion

  [koosh-uhn]
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–noun
1. a soft bag of cloth, leather, or rubber, filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., on which to sit, kneel, or lie.
2. anything similar in form, used to dampen shocks or to prevent excessive pressure or chafing.
3. something to absorb or counteract a shock, jar, or jolt, as a body of air or steam.
4. something that lessens the effects of hardship, distress, or the like: His inheritance was a cushion against unemployment.
5. Anatomy, Zoology. any part or structure resembling a cushion.
6. the resilient raised rim encircling the top of a billiard table.
7. a pad worn under the hair by women.
8. a portion of a radio or television script that can be adjusted in length or cut out altogether in order to end the program on time.
9. Ice Hockey, Canadian. the iced surface of a rink.
10. a pillow used in lacemaking.
11. a leather pad on which gold leaf is placed preparatory to gilding.
–verb (used with object)
12. to place on or support by a cushion.
13. to furnish with a cushion or cushions.
14. to cover or conceal with, or as if with, a cushion.
15. to lessen or soften the effects of: to cushion the blow to his pride.
16. to suppress (complaints, lamentations, etc.) by quietly ignoring.
17. to check the motion of (a piston or the like) by a cushion, as of steam.
18. to form (steam or the like) into a cushion.
Origin:
1300–50; ME cuisshin < AF; MF coussin ≪ L cōx(a) hip + -īnus -ine 1 ; see coxa

Related forms:
cush⋅ion⋅less, adjective
cush⋅ion⋅like, adjective

Synonyms:
1. pad. Cushion, pillow, bolster agree in being cases filled with a material more or less resilient, intended to be used as supports for the body or parts of it. A cushion is a soft pad used to sit, lie, or kneel on, or to lean against: cushions on a sofa; cushions on pews in a church. A pillow is a bag or case filled with feathers, down, or other soft material, usually to support the head: to sleep with a pillow under one's head. A bolster is a firm pillow, long enough to extend the width of a bed and used as head support, with or without a pillow. 3. shock absorber.
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cush·ion   (kŏŏsh'ən)   
n.  

  1. A pad or pillow with a soft filling, used for resting, reclining, or kneeling.

  2. Something resilient used as a rest, support, or shock absorber.

  3. A mat placed or attached beneath carpeting to provide softness and increase durability.

  4. A padlike body part.

  5. Games The rim bordering the playing surface of a billiard table.

  6. A pillow used in lacemaking.

  7. Something that mitigates or relieves an adverse effect: extra funds serving as a cushion against future inflation.

tr.v.   cush·ioned, cush·ion·ing, cush·ions

  1. To provide with a cushion: cushion a bench.

  2. To place or seat on a cushion.

  3. To cover or hide (something) with or as if with a cushion.

  4. To protect from impacts or other disturbing effects: an automobile suspension that cushions the ride.

  5. To mitigate the effects of; absorb the shock of: cushion a blow.


[Middle English cushin, from Old French coussin, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnum, from Latin coxa, hip.]
cush'ion·y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

cushion 
1302, from O.Fr. coissin "seat cushion," probably a var. of V.L. *coxinum, from L. coxa "hip, thigh," or from L. culcita "mattress." Someone has counted more than 400 spellings of the pl. of this word in M.E. wills and inventories. The verb, in the figurative sense, is from 1863.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

cushion

See call protection.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cush·ion
Pronunciation: 'kush-&n
Function: noun
1 : a bodily part resembling a pad
2 : a medicalprocedure or drug that eases discomfort without necessarily affecting the basic condition of the patient
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

cushion cush·ion (k&oobreve;sh'ən)
n.
A padlike body part.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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