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cush⋅ion
[koo
sh-uhn] 
–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. |
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.
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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Link To cushions
| cush·ion (kŏŏsh'ən) n.
[Middle English cushin, from Old French coussin, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnum, from Latin coxa, hip.] cush'ion·y adj. |
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