cushion in English dictionary

  • cushion

    Meanings and definitions of "cushion"

    • A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc.
    • Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.
    • (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.
    • to provide a soft pillow cushion
    • to absorb or deaden the impact of something
    • noun
      A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc.
    • noun
      Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      a sufficient quantity of an intangible object (like points or minutes) to allow for some of those points, for example, to be lost without hurting one's chances for successfully completing an objective.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A riotous dance, formerly common at weddings.
    • verb
      To furnish with cushions.
    • verb
      To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
    • verb
      To absorb or deaden the impact of.
    • verb
      To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
    • soft material in cloth bag
    • absorbent or protective item
    • in cue sports
    • provide cushion
    • absorb impact
    • square cushion used when sitting on one’s knees in a tatami-mat floor
    • A piece of cloth, or leather filled with a soft material like feathers, rubber foam or similar which is used to sit, lie or lean on.
    • noun
      a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
    • noun
      a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
    • noun
      the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
    • verb
      protect from impact; "cushion the blow"

    Synonyms of "cushion" in English dictionary

    damper, soften, cushioning are the top synonyms of "cushion" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of cushion

    • cushion ( plural  cushions)
    • cushion ( third-person singular simple present cushions, present participle cushioning, simple past and past participle cushioned)
    • cushion (plural cushions)
    • cushion (third-person singular simple present cushions, present participle cushioning, simple past and past participle cushioned)
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