cushion

cush·ion  (kshn)

n.

1. A pad or pillow with a soft filling, used for resting, reclining, or kneeling.

2. Something resilient used as a rest, support, or shock absorber.

3. A mat placed or attached beneath carpeting to provide softness and increase durability.

4. A padlike body part.

5. Games The rim bordering the playing surface of a billiard table.

6. A pillow used in lacemaking.

7. Something that mitigates or relieves an adverse effect: extra funds serving as a cushion against future inflation.

tr.v. cush·ioned, cush·ion·ing, cush·ions

1. To provide with a cushion: cushion a bench.

2. To place or seat on a cushion.

3. To cover or hide (something) with or as if with a cushion.

4. To protect from impacts or other disturbing effects: an automobile suspension that cushions the ride.

5. To mitigate the effects of; absorb the shock of: cushion a blow.

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[Middle English cushin, from Old French coussin, from Vulgar Latin *coxnum, from Latin coxa, hip.]

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cushion·y adj.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cushion - a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" shock absorber, shock air spring, air cushion - a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion damper, muffler - a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations suspension system, suspension - a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
	2.	cushion - the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle layer, bed - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"
	3.	cushion - a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc. inflatable cushion, air cushion - a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated gaddi - a cushion on a throne for a prince in India hassock - a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church) head restraint, headrest - a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash cushioning, padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort pillow - a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person pincushion - a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use seat cushion - a cushion that makes a seat more comfortable throw pillow - a small cushion that is used for decorative purposes
Verb	1.	cushion - protect from impact; "cushion the blow" buffer, soften modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

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cushion

noun

1. pillow, pad, bolster, headrest, beanbag, scatter cushion, hassock, squab Her leg was propped up on two cushions.

2. protection, cover, security, defence, guard, barrier, shield, safeguard, buffer, bulwark Housing benefit provides a cushion against hardship.

verb

1. protect, support, bolster, cradle, buttress The suspension is designed to cushion passengers from the effects of riding over rough roads.

2. soften, dampen, muffle, mitigate, deaden, suppress, stifle He spoke gently, trying to cushion the blow of rejection.

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

B. VT [+ blow, fall] → amortiguar
to cushion sb against sth → proteger a algn de algo

C. CPD cushion cover N → funda f de cojín

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cushion [ˈkʊʃ^ən]

n

(for sitting on, on chair, sofa) → coussin m cushion cover, floor cushion

[air] → coussin m

[snooker table] → bande f

vt

[+ shock] → amortir; [+ blow, impact] → amortir

[+ fall] → amortir

[+ seat] → rembourrer
cushion cover n → housse f de coussin

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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

vt

(= absorb, soften) fall, blow → auffangen, dämpfen; (fig) disappointment → dämpfen

(fig: = protect) to cushion somebody against something → jdn gegen etw abschirmen, jdn vor etw (dat) → behüten; he cushioned the vase against his chest → er barg die Vase an seiner Brust

(Billiards) ball → gegen die Bande spielen

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cushion [ˈkʊʃ/ən]

1. n → cuscino; (of billiard table) → sponda (elastica)

2. vt (blow, fall, shock) → attutire, fare da cuscinetto a
to cushion sb against sth → proteggere qn da qc

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cushion [ˈkʊʃ/ən]

1. n → cuscino; (of billiard table) → sponda (elastica)

2. vt (blow, fall, shock) → attutire, fare da cuscinetto a
to cushion sb against sth → proteggere qn da qc

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cushion

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

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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