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Absorbs energy of sudden impulses
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cushion
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cushion \Cush"ion\ (k??sh"?n), n. [OE. cuischun, quisshen, OF. coissin, cuissin, F. coussin, fr. (assumed) LL. culcitinum, dim. of L. culcita cushion, mattress, pillow. See Quilt , and cf. Counterpoint a coverlet .] A case or bag stuffed with some soft ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc. vb. 1 To furnish with cushions. 2 To seat or place on, or as on a cushion. 3 To absorb or deaden the impact of. 4 To ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1300, from Old French coissin "seat cushion" (12c., Modern French coussin ), probably a variant of Vulgar Latin *coxinum , from Latin coxa "hip, thigh," or from Latin culcita "mattress." Someone has counted more than 400 spellings of the this word in ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: shock absorber , shock ] a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc. v. protect from impact; "cushion the ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cushion the effect of sth (= make it less bad ) ▪ Lower mortgage rates will cushion the effect of rising house prices. scatter cushion soften/cushion the blow (= make it easier to deal with ) ▪ There are various ways ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A cushion is a soft bag of some ornamental material, stuffed with wool , hair, feathers , polyester staple fiber, non-woven material, or even paper torn into fragments. It may be used for sitting or kneeling upon, or to soften the hardness or angularity ...
Usage examples of cushion.
Beside the cushion was a vacant throne, radiant as morning in the East, ablaze with devices in gold and gems, a seat to fill the meanest soul with sensations of majesty and tempt dervishes to the sitting posture.
On the dressing table, ably guarded by a dark Regency armchair cushioned in yet another floral, sat an assemblage of antique silver-hair accessories and crystal perfume flacons, the grouping flanked by two small lamps, everything centered around a gold Empire vanity mirror.
Stepping around, Alec and Micum found him sprawled in a nest of cushions, books, and scrolls with the cat on his chest.
On the flat roof of his house, the Mahdi sat cross-legged on a low angareb, a couch covered with a silk prayer rug and strewn with cushions.
Behind the Mahdi, on another cushioned angareb, sat the Khalifa Abdullahi.
Cushions and bedclothes were scattered everywhere, colourful animatic dolls waddled around, either laughing or repeating their catch phrases.
Betsy perched on the arm of a sofa whose squashy cushions engulfed the anorectic ally thin journalist.
Silence leaned against the cushion she had brought with her into the aphonic ring, wishing she had brought another.
Emily promptly left her post to see what he had found: Chowdhury, head back against the cushions of the chair, mouth open, breath now losing its struggle for life, an aquarium on his lap, one hand in the aquarium.
Finally, within the spaces of the arachnoid is a lymph-like liquid which completely envelops the brain and the cord, and which, by serving as a watery cushion, protects them from jars and shocks.
He bowed before the low dais upon which the boy Light of Heaven reclined on cushions, then glanced with interest at the other assembled personages.
Ducking inside, she found the rider, Berelain, sipping tea with Amys and Bair and Sorilea, all stretched out on bright, tasseled cushions.
Supposedly in her bridal tent, lounging in a silken gown among silken cushions with kohl on her eyelids, henna on her fingertips, attar of rose, jasmine, and orange blossom perfuming the air, Zohra instead was standing on the very top of the Tel, dressed in an old caftan and trousers that she had stolen from her father.
Stripping off the caftan and trousers and hurriedly stuffing them beneath a cushion, Zohra dressed herself in the silken bridal gown.
Zohra slid back away from him as far as she could on the cushions of the bridal bed whose white silken sheets were now stained crimson red.