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cushion
[ koosh-uhn ]
noun
- a soft bag of cloth, leather, or rubber, filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., on which to sit, kneel, or lie.
Synonyms:
- 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.
Synonyms:
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- 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.
cushion
/ 藞办蕣蕛蓹苍 /
noun
- 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
- short for air cushion
- a capital, used in Byzantine, Romanesque, and Norman architecture, in the form of a bowl with a square top
verb
- 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
Derived Forms
- 藞肠耻蝉丑颈辞苍测, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠耻蝉丑顎僫辞苍路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
- 肠耻蝉丑顎僫辞苍路濒颈办别顎 adjective
- 耻苍路肠耻蝉丑顎僫辞苍别诲 adjective
- 飞别濒濒顎-肠耻蝉丑顎僫辞苍别诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of cushion1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
When Nicolas Kuhn cushioned in his second of the afternoon - and 20th of the season - it was Celtic's 100th goal of the league season.
He will remain in the open coffin for the lying in state, whereas other popes have been laid out resting on cushions on a platform.
Analysts, too, felt that Netflix鈥檚 market position could give them more of a cushion.
A central seating area features cushions made from recycled scarlet uniforms.
During Trump鈥檚 first term, farmers received billions of dollars in subsidies to help cushion the blow of the tariff-related losses for crops such as soybeans.
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More About Cushion
What does cushion mean?
The word cushion most commonly refers to a soft object used to pad a surface or make it more comfortable to sit, stand, kneel, lie, or rest your head on.
Couches have cushions that you sit on. A seat cushion is the kind on top of the seat of a chair. Pillows, mats, and pads are kinds of cushions. Cushions typically consist of a soft material filled with a soft or spongy substance, such as foam, feathers, or air (as in an air cushion)鈥攁nything that yields to pressure instead of remaining completely hard or firm.
Example: The stuffing in these cushions needs to be replaced鈥攍ook how flat they are.
Another word for padding is cushioning. Something that has had a cushion or cushioning added to it can be described as cushioned. Something that is soft and comfortable like a cushion can be described as cushiony, as in Wow, this mattress is so soft and cushiony!
As a noun, cushion can also be used in a figurative way to refer to a kind of buffer鈥攕omething that helps to lessen the impact of negative circumstances or serves to delay such circumstances. An extra bit of money in your bank account for emergencies could be called a cushion.
Cushion can also be used as a verb meaning to add cushions to or support with a cushion. It is commonly used in a more figurative way meaning to soften or lessen the impact of something. The mats used by gymnasts are intended to cushion their falls.
In a literal sense, the verb phrase cushion the blow means to absorb the force from a strike, such as a punch, and lessen its effect. It is commonly used in a more figurative way, in which blow refers to the negative impact or consequences of something, as in I know the kids will be disappointed that the party is cancelled, but hopefully ice cream will cushion the blow.
Where does cushion come from?
The first records of the word cushion come from the 1300s. It鈥檚 thought to ultimately come from the Latin 肠辞虫墨苍耻尘, a combination of 肠艒虫(a), meaning 鈥渉ip,鈥 and the Latin suffix -墨苍耻蝉. It鈥檚 not entirely clear how a word meaning 鈥渉ip鈥 led to the word cushion, but the same suffix appears in the Latin word 辫耻濒惫墨苍耻蝉, which means 鈥渃ushion鈥 and is the root of the word pillow.
Sofa cushions are known as the hiding place of loose change and lost remotes and smartphones that have fallen between them. These cushions are usually the kind that are loose, but many pieces of furniture have cushions that are attached.
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What are some other forms related to cushion?
- cushioned (past tense verb, adjective)
- cushiony (adjective)
- uncushioned (adjective)
What are some synonyms for cushion?
What are some words that share a root or word element with cushion?听
What are some words that often get used in discussing cushion?
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How is cushion used in real life?
Cushion is commonly used as both a noun and a verb and in both literal and figurative senses.
After 17 hours of flipping the house upside down looking for my lost phone sits on our armchair and finds it under the cushion ..馃槓
鈥 Phil Lester (@AmazingPhil)
. and the Bank of Japan are said to have formalised the $75- billion swap agreement, which would act as a cushion against any sharp swings in the local currency whenever the international financial markets turn volatile
鈥 Economic Times (@EconomicTimes)
Today it was so hot and humid during practice I was sweating out of my shoes, and slipped on my own sweat (I鈥檓 fine, my butt cushioned my fall 馃槀)
鈥 Madison Keys (@Madison_Keys)
Try using cushion!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym for cushion?
A. pillow
B. pad
C. board
D. mat
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