cushion
a soft bag of cloth, leather, or rubber, filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., on which to sit, kneel, or lie.
anything similar in form, used to dampen shocks or to prevent excessive pressure or chafing.
something to absorb or counteract a shock, jar, or jolt, as a body of air or steam.
something that lessens the effects of hardship, distress, or the like: His inheritance was a cushion against unemployment.
Anatomy, Zoology. any part or structure resembling a cushion.
the resilient raised rim encircling the top of a billiard table.
a pad worn under the hair by women.
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.
Ice Hockey, Canadian. the iced surface of a rink.
a pillow used in lacemaking.
a leather pad on which gold leaf is placed preparatory to gilding.
to place on or support by a cushion.
to furnish with a cushion or cushions.
to cover or conceal with, or as if with, a cushion.
to lessen or soften the effects of: to cushion the blow to his pride.
to suppress (complaints, lamentations, etc.) by quietly ignoring.
to check the motion of (a piston or the like) by a cushion, as of steam.
to form (steam or the like) into a cushion.
Origin of cushion
1synonym study For cushion
Other words for cushion
Other words from cushion
- cush·ion·less, adjective
- cush·ion·like, adjective
- un·cush·ioned, adjective
- well-cushioned, adjective
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How to use cushion in a sentence
Her hand was in his by this time, and they were sitting side by side, in the cushionless, carpetless Wentworth pew.
Homespun Tales | Kate Douglas WigginWith this thought uppermost, I turned in on a cushionless bench to snatch a few hours' sleep.
East of Suez | Frederic Courtland PenfieldThe cushionless armchair was dragged nearer the fire; the old slippers dropped sole uppermost into the fender.
Nearly Bedtime | H. Mary WilsonHer hand was in his by this time, and they were sitting side by side in the cushionless, carpetless Wentworth pew.
The Old Peabody Pew | Kate Douglas WigginThere being absolutely no other cushionless place to put them she stood them up against the wall on the stair landing.
Anne Of The Island | Lucy Maud Montgomery
British Dictionary definitions for cushion
/ (ˈkʊʃən) /
a bag made of cloth, leather, plastic, etc, filled with feathers, air, or other yielding substance, used for sitting on, leaning against, etc
something resembling a cushion in function or appearance, esp one to support or pad or to absorb shock
the resilient felt-covered rim of a billiard table
another name for pillow (def. 2)
short for air cushion
a capital, used in Byzantine, Romanesque, and Norman architecture, in the form of a bowl with a square top
to place on or as on a cushion
to provide with cushions
to lessen or suppress the effects of
to protect, esp against hardship or change
to check the motion of (a mechanism) gently, esp by the compression of trapped fluid in a cylinder
to provide with a means of absorbing shock
Origin of cushion
1Derived forms of cushion
- cushiony, adjective
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