pillow

pil·low  (pl)

n.

1. A cloth case, stuffed with something soft, such as down, feathers, or foam rubber, used to cushion the head, especially during sleep.

2. A decorative cushion.

3. The pad on which bobbin lace is made.

v. pil·lowed, pil·low·ing, pil·lows

v.tr.

1. To rest (one's head) on or as if on a pillow.

2. To serve as a pillow for: Grass pillowed my head.

v.intr.

1. To rest on or as if on a pillow.

2. To assume the shape of a pillow.

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[Middle English, from Old English pyle, from West Germanic *pulw, from Latin pulvnus.]

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pillow·y adj.

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pillow [ˈpɪləʊ]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a cloth case stuffed with feathers, foam rubber, etc., used to support the head, esp during sleep

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) Also called cushion a padded cushion or board on which pillow lace is made

3. anything like a pillow in shape or function

vb (tr)

1. to rest (one's head) on or as if on a pillow

2. to serve as a pillow for

[Old English pylwe, from Latin pulvīnus cushion; compare German Pfühl]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pillow - a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person bed pillow - a soft pillow for use on a bed bolster, long pillow - a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows cushion - a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
Verb	1.	pillow - rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" rest lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

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pillow

noun cushion, bolster, headrest I sleep with his photograph under my pillow.

Translations

pillow [ˈpɪləʊ]

A. N → almohada f

B. VT → apoyar
she pillowed her head on my shoulder → apoyó la cabeza en mi hombro

C. CPD pillow fight N → lucha f de almohadas
pillow talk N → conversaciones fpl de alcoba

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pillow [ˈpɪləʊ] n → oreiller m pillow fight

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pillow

n → (Kopf)kissen nt

vt → betten

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pillow:

pillowcase

n → (Kopf)kissenbezug m

pillow fight

n → Kissenschlacht f

pillow lace

n → Klöppel-/Kissenspitzen pl

pillow lava

n (Geol) → Kissenlava f

pillowslip

n = pillowcase

pillow talk

n → Bettgeflüster nt

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pillow [ˈpɪləʊ] n → cuscino, guanciale m

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pillow [ˈpɪləʊ] n → cuscino, guanciale m

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pillow

n pillow [ˈpiləu]

a kind of cushion for the head, especially on a bed. kussing وِسادَه възглавница polštář pude; hovedpude das Kopfkissen μαξιλάρι almohada padi بالش tyyny oreiller כַּר तकिया jastuk párna bantal koddi guanciale, cuscino 枕 베개 pagalvė spilvens bantal hoofdkussen (hode)pute poduszka almofada pernă подушка vankúš blazina jastuk []kudde หมอน yastık 枕頭 подушка تکيہ cái gối 枕头

v

to rest (one's head) He pillowed his head on her breast. rus يُوَسِّد، يَضَعُ رأسَه على الوسادَه подпирам се на възглавница položit, spočinout hvile betten ακουμπώ το κεφάλι μου apoyar pead toetama سر خود را روی بالش یا چیزی شبیه بالش نهادن painaa päänsä reposer הֵנִיח אֶת הַראש सहारा देना počivati na jastuku lepihentet berbantalkan liggja á kodda appoggiare 枕にする 베개로 삼다 padėti, priglausti (galvą) []likt [] uz spilvena; pieglaust meletakkan als op een kussen laten rusten støtte; hvile på en pute składać, opierać descansar a odihni класть (голову) položiť nasloniti odmarati vila หนุนหมอน yaslamak, dayamak 把(頭)枕在...上 класти голову на щось تکيہ لگانا tựa đầu lên cái gì 把（头）枕在...上

nouns pillowcase/ˈpillowslip

a cover for a pillow They bought linen sheets and pillowcases. kussingsloop كيس مِخَدَّه калъф polštář pudebetræk der Kopfkissenbezug μαξιλαροθήκη funda de almohada padjapüür رو بالشی tyynyliina taie d'oreiller צִיפִּית गिलाफ, खोल jastučnica párnahuzat sarung bantal koddaver federa 枕カバー 베갯잇 užvalkalas spilvendrāna sarung bantal kussensloop putevar poszewka fronha faţă de pernă наволочка obliečka na vankúš prevleka za blazino jastučnica örngott ปลอกหมอน yastık kılıfı 枕套 наволочка تکيہ کا غلاف áo gối 枕套

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pillow → وِسَادة polštář pude Kissen μαξιλάρι almohada tyyny oreiller jastuk cuscino 枕 베개 kussen pute poduszka almofada, travesseiro подушка kudde หมอน yastık gối 枕头