ALL meanings of cushion
cush·ion
C c - countable noun cushion A cushion is a fabric case filled with soft material, which you put on a seat to make it more comfortable. 3
- countable noun cushion A cushion is a soft pad or barrier, especially one that protects something. 3
- verb cushion Something that cushions an object when it hits something protects it by reducing the force of the impact. 3
- verb cushion To cushion the effect of something unpleasant means to reduce it. 3
- countable noun cushion Something that is a cushion against something unpleasant reduces its effect. 3
- noun cushion a bag made of cloth, leather, plastic, etc, filled with feathers, air, or other yielding substance, used for sitting on, leaning against, etc 3
- noun cushion something resembling a cushion in function or appearance, esp one to support or pad or to absorb shock 3
- noun cushion the resilient felt-covered rim of a billiard table 3
- noun cushion a capital, used in Byzantine, Romanesque, and Norman architecture, in the form of a bowl with a square top 3
- verb cushion to place on or as on a cushion 3
- verb cushion to provide with cushions 3
- verb cushion to lessen or suppress the effects of 3
- verb cushion to protect, esp against hardship or change 3
- verb cushion to check the motion of (a mechanism) gently, esp by the compression of trapped fluid in a cylinder 3
- verb cushion to provide with a means of absorbing shock 3
- noun cushion a pillow or soft pad for sitting or kneeling on, or reclining against; specif., a removable one forming part of a sofa, chair, etc. 3
- noun cushion a thing like a cushion in shape, softness, or use, as a small pillow used in lace-making, padding of various sorts, etc. 3
- noun cushion a fatty or fibrous padlike part of the body 3
- noun cushion anything serving to absorb shock, as air or steam in some machines, the elastic inner rim of a billiard table, or a soft, padded insole 3
- noun cushion anything that moderates an adverse effect, relieves a distressing condition, provides comfort, etc. 3
- verb transitive cushion to provide with a cushion or cushions 3
- verb transitive cushion to seat or set on a cushion 3
- verb transitive cushion to prop up with a cushion or cushions 3
- verb transitive cushion to hide or suppress, as if under a cushion 3
- verb transitive cushion to absorb (shock or noise) 3
- verb transitive cushion to act as a cushion, as in protecting from shock or injury, moderating ill effects, relieving distress, etc. 3
- verb cushion Something that cushions a part or object when it hits something protects it by reducing the force of the impact. 3
- noun cushion A cushion is a fabric case filled with soft material, which you put on a seat to make it more comfortable. 3
- noun cushion A pillow or pad stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on. 1
- noun cushion a soft bag of cloth, leather, or rubber, filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., on which to sit, kneel, or lie. 1
- noun cushion anything similar in form, used to dampen shocks or to prevent excessive pressure or chafing. 1
- noun cushion something to absorb or counteract a shock, jar, or jolt, as a body of air or steam. 1
- noun cushion something that lessens the effects of hardship, distress, or the like: His inheritance was a cushion against unemployment. 1
- noun cushion Anatomy, Zoology. any part or structure resembling a cushion. 1
- noun cushion the resilient raised rim encircling the top of a billiard table. 1
- noun cushion a pad worn under the hair by women. 1
- noun cushion a portion of a radio or television script that can be adjusted in length or cut out altogether in order to end the program on time. 1
- noun cushion Ice Hockey, Canadian. the iced surface of a rink. 1
- noun cushion a pillow used in lacemaking. 1
- noun cushion a leather pad on which gold leaf is placed preparatory to gilding. 1
- verb with object cushion to place on or support by a cushion. 1
- verb with object cushion to furnish with a cushion or cushions. 1
- verb with object cushion to cover or conceal with, or as if with, a cushion. 1
- verb with object cushion to lessen or soften the effects of: to cushion the blow to his pride. 1
- verb with object cushion to suppress (complaints, lamentations, etc.) by quietly ignoring. 1
- verb with object cushion to check the motion of (a piston or the like) by a cushion, as of steam. 1
- verb with object cushion to form (steam or the like) into a cushion. 1
- noun cushion pillow for sofa 1
- noun cushion shock absorber 1
- transitive verb cushion soften impact 1