cushioning

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cushioning - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort padding artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole cushion - a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc. falsie - padding that is worn inside a brassiere pad - a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort stuffing - padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture cotton, cotton fiber, cotton wool - soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state kapok, silk cotton, vegetable silk - a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation straw - plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

Translations

cushioning [ˈkʊʃənɪŋ] n (= padding) → matelassage m

cushioning

adj to have a cushioning effect → (stoß)dämpfend wirken; (fig) → mildernd wirken