pillow
a bag or case made of cloth that is filled with feathers, down, or other soft material, and is used to cushion the head during sleep or rest.
anything used to cushion the head; headrest: a pillow of moss.
Also called lace pillow. a hard cushion or pad that supports the pattern and threads in the making of bobbin lace.
a supporting piece or part, as the block on which the inner end of a bowsprit rests.
to rest on or as on a pillow.
to support with pillows.
to serve as a pillow for: She pillowed the child with her body.
to rest as on a pillow.
Origin of pillow
1synonym study For pillow
Other words from pillow
- pil·low·less, adjective
- pil·low·like, adjective
- un·pil·lowed, adjective
Words that may be confused with pillow
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How to use pillow in a sentence
One pillowed his head upon her arm, and drenched his dusty brow with tears; her comrade wrung her hands, and shrieked for 'help!
Alone | Marion HarlandIn it lay a child fast asleep, his head pillowed upon a sheaf of grain.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. MackenzieHe snoring gently and she with her head pillowed on his chest.
The Beach of Dreams | H. De Vere StacpooleDylara lay face down on a broad branch, her head pillowed on a heap of moss, biting her lips to keep back tears of bitter anguish.
Warrior of the Dawn | Howard Carleton BrowneOn one side of the hearth lay Sneak, his head pillowed upon one of the hounds, while the other slept against his back.
Wild Western Scenes | John Beauchamp Jones
British Dictionary definitions for pillow
/ (ˈpɪləʊ) /
a cloth case stuffed with feathers, foam rubber, etc, used to support the head, esp during sleep
Also called: cushion a padded cushion or board on which pillow lace is made
anything like a pillow in shape or function
to rest (one's head) on or as if on a pillow
to serve as a pillow for
Origin of pillow
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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