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Cushion

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Noun

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.

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.

Synonyms

noun
beanbag , bolster , buffer , bumper , fender , hassock , headrest , mat , rest , seat , sham , squab , woolsack
verb
bolster , buttress , cradle , dampen , deaden , insulate , muffle , pillow , seclude , soften , stifle , support , suppress , buffer , hassock , insole , mat , pad , protect , quiet , seat , squab , upholster

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  • Cushiony

    soft and comfortable like a cushion., having or provided with cushions., used as a cushion.
  • Cushy

    involving little effort for ample rewards; easy and profitable, soft and comfortable; cushiony, adjective, a cushy job ., a cushy chair ., agreeable ,...
  • Cusp

    a point or pointed end., anatomy, zoology, botany . a point, projection, or elevation, as on the crown of a tooth., also called spinode. geometry . a point...
  • Cuspate

    having a cusp or cusps; cusplike., adjective, acicular , aciculate , aciculated , acuminate , acute , cuspated , cuspidate , cuspidated , mucronate , pointy...
  • Cuspated

    having a cusp or cusps; cusplike., adjective, acicular , aciculate , aciculated , acuminate , acute , cuspate , cuspidate , cuspidated , mucronate , pointy...
  • Cuspidal

    of, like, or having a cusp; cuspidate.
  • Cuspidate

    having a cusp or cusps., furnished with or ending in a sharp and stiff point or cusp, adjective, cuspidate leaves ; a cuspidate tooth ., acicular , aciculate...
  • Cuspidated

    having a cusp or cusps., furnished with or ending in a sharp and stiff point or cusp, adjective, cuspidate leaves ; a cuspidate tooth ., acicular , aciculate...
  • Cuspidor

    a large bowl, often of metal, serving as a receptacle for spit, esp. from chewing tobacco, in wide use during the 19th and early 2 0th centuries .
  • Cuss

    to use profanity; curse; swear., to swear at; curse, to criticize or reprimand in harsh terms (often fol. by out ), curse word; oath., a person or animal,...
  • Cussed

    cursed., obstinate; stubborn; perverse.
  • Cussedness

    cursed., obstinate; stubborn; perverse.
  • Custard

    a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk, either baked, boiled, or frozen.
  • Custard apple

    any of several trees of the genus annona, as the cherimoya., any of several other trees, as the pawpaw, asimina triloba, bearing fruit with soft, edible...
  • Custodian

    a person who has custody; keeper; guardian., a person entrusted with guarding or maintaining a property; janitor., noun, baby sitter , bodyguard , cerberus...
  • Custody

    keeping; guardianship; care., the keeping or charge of officers of the law, imprisonment; legal restraint, also called child custody. law . the right of...
  • Custom

    a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances., habits or usages collectively; convention., a practice so long established that it...
  • Custom-built

    built to individual order, adjective, a custom -built limousine ., customized , custom-made , made-to-order , tailor-made
  • Custom-made

    made to individual order, a custom-made item, esp. of apparel., adjective, custom -made shoes ., custom-built , customized , made-to-order , tailor-made
  • Custom built

    built to individual order, a custom -built limousine .
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