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cushion [ˈkʊʃən] n 1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a bag made of cloth, leather, plastic, etc., filled with feathers, air, or other yielding substance, used for sitting on, leaning against, etc. 2. something resembling a cushion in function or appearance, esp one to support or pad or to absorb shock 3. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) the resilient felt-covered rim of a billiard table 4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) another name for pillow [2] 5. (Engineering / Aeronautics) short for air cushion 6. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a capital, used in Byzantine, Romanesque, and Norman architecture, in the form of a bowl with a square top vb (tr)
1. to place on or as on a cushion 2. to provide with cushions 3. to protect, esp against hardship or change 4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a. to check the motion of (a mechanism) gently, esp by the compression of trapped fluid in a cylinder b. to provide with a means of absorbing shock [from Latin culcita mattress] cushiony adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
cushion Translations cushion [ˈkʊʃən] A. N (gen) → cojín m; [of chair, for knees etc] → almohadilla f; [of air, moss] → colchón m; (= edge of billiard table) → banda f cushion [ˈkʊʃən] cushion n → Kissen nt; (= pad, fig: = buffer) → Polster nt; (Billiards) → Bande f; a stroke off the cushion → ein Stoß m → gegen die Bande; a cushion of air/moss → ein Luftkissen nt → /Moospolster nt; cushion cover → Kissenüberzug m, → Kissenbezug m cushion [ˈkʊʃ/ən] 2. vt (blow, fall, shock) → attutire, fare da cuscinetto a to cushion sb against sth → proteggere qn da qc cushion [ˈkʊʃ/ən] 2. vt (blow, fall, shock) → attutire, fare da cuscinetto a to cushion sb against sth → proteggere qn da qc n cushion [ˈkuʃən] 1 a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable I'll sit on a cushion on the floor. kussing وِسادَه възглавница polštář pude; hynde das Kissen μαξιλάρι cojín padi کوسن؛ پشتی tyyny coussin כָּרִית कुशन jastuk párna bantalan sessa; púði, koddi cuscino クッション 쿠션 pagalvėlė (dīvāna) spilvens kusyen kussen (sitte)pute poduszka almofada pernă диванная подушка vankúš blazina jastuk kudde เบาะ yastık, minder 坐墊,靠墊 диванна подушка گدی، تکیہ cái đệm 坐垫,靠垫 2 any similar support A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air. kussing وِسادَه، مِخَدَّه въздушна възглавница polštář pude das Kissen στρώμα amortiguador padi بالشچه؛ تشک tyyny coussin כָּרִית उसी तरह की कोई चीज jastuk párna bantalan loftpúði cuscino クッション 완충물 pagalvė polsterējums; starplika kusyen kussen pute poduszka almofada pernă воздушная подушка vankúš blazina tampon kudde เครื่องกันกระแทก yastık 類似的墊子(如氣墊) подушка تکیہ جيسا كوئى اور سهارا hơi đệm 任何其他类型的垫(例如气垫) v to lessen the force of a blow etc The soft sand cushioned his fall. breek, kussing يُهَمِّـد الصَّدمـه смекчавам ztlumit afbøde dämpfen μειώνω την ένταση π.χ. χτυπήματος suavizar, amortiguar pehmendama ضربه گیری کردن vaimentaa amortir לְרָכֵּך प्रहार के प्रभाव को कम करना ublažiti kipárnáz menahan draga úr ammortizzare 和らげる 충격을 완화하다 sušvelninti, amortizuoti mīkstināt pelindung breken ta av for, dempe amortyzować aparar a amortiza смягчать stlmiť ublažiti ublažiti dämpa, mildra ลดการกระแทก etkisini hafifletmek/azaltmak 使(衝擊等)變緩和;緩衝 пом'якшувати هوا كى رفتار كو كم كرنا lót nệm 使(冲击等)变缓和;缓冲 cushion → مخفف الصدمات polštář pude Kissen μαξιλαράκι cojín tyyny coussin jastuk cuscino クッション 쿠션 kussen pute poduszka almofada диванная подушка kudde หมอนอิง yastık cái đệm 坐垫 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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