'Cushion' definitions:
Definition of 'cushion'
(from WordNet)
noun
A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: shock absorber, shock, cushion]
noun
The layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
noun
A soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
verb
Definition of 'Cushion'
From: GCIDE
- Cushion \Cush"ion\ (k[oo^]sh"[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cushioned (-[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cushioning.]
- 1. To seat or place on, or as on a cushion. [1913 Webster]
- Many who are cushioned on thrones would have remained in obscurity. --Bolingbroke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion. [1913 Webster]
- Cushioned hammer, a dead-stroke hammer. See under Dead-stroke. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cushion'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]
- 1. A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad. [1913 Webster]
- Two cushions stuffed with straw, the seat to raise. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use; as: (a) a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf; (b) a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston; (c) the elastic edge of a billiard table. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; -- called also cushion dance. --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
- Cushion capital.(Arch.) A capital so sculptured as to appear like a cushion pressed down by the weight of its entablature. (b) A name given to a form of capital, much used in the Romanesque style, modeled like a bowl, the upper part of which is cut away on four sides, leaving vertical faces.
- Cushion star (Zool.) a pentagonal starfish belonging to Goniaster, Astrogonium, and other allied genera; -- so called from its form. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cushion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abate,
- absorb,
- absorb the shock,
- acoustic tile,
- aegis,
- afford support,
- air mattress,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- alleviative,
- alleviator,
- anesthetize,
- anodyne,
- antiknock,
- appease,
- arm,
- arm guard,
- armor,
- assuage,
- assuager,
- back,
- back up,
- backstop,
- baffle,
- baffler,
- balm,
- barrier,
- bear,
- bear up,
- bedding,
- benumb,
- bless,
- blubber,
- bolster,
- bolster up,
- brace,
- brattice,
- break the fall,
- breeze,
- buffer,
- buffer state,
- bulkhead,
- bulwark,
- bumper,
- buoy up,
- butter,
- buttress,
- calmative,
- carry,
- champion,
- clay,
- cloak,
- cloison,
- collision mat,
- compass about,
- contraceptive,
- copyright,
- cover,
- cradle,
- crash helmet,
- crutch,
- damp,
- dampen,
- dampener,
- damper,
- dashboard,
- deaden,
- deaden the pain,
- deafen,
- defend,
- diaphragm,
- diminish,
- dissepiment,
- dividing line,
- dividing wall,
- division,
- dodger,
- dolorifuge,
- dough,
- down,
- dull,
- ease,
- ease matters,
- eiderdown,
- ensure,
- face mask,
- feather bed,
- feathers,
- fence,
- fend,
- fender,
- finger guard,
- fleece,
- floss,
- flue,
- fluff,
- foam,
- foment,
- foot guard,
- fuse,
- gag,
- gentle,
- give relief,
- give support,
- goggles,
- governor,
- guarantee,
- guard,
- guardrail,
- hand guard,
- handrail,
- harbor,
- hard hat,
- haven,
- helmet,
- hold,
- hold up,
- hushcloth,
- innerspring mattress,
- insulate,
- insulation,
- insure,
- interlock,
- interseptum,
- kapok,
- keep,
- keep afloat,
- keep from harm,
- keep up,
- knead,
- knee guard,
- knuckle guard,
- laminated glass,
- laxate,
- lay,
- lend support,
- lenitive,
- lessen,
- life preserver,
- lifeline,
- lightning conductor,
- lightning rod,
- limber,
- limber up,
- litter,
- loosen,
- lull,
- mainstay,
- maintain,
- make safe,
- mash,
- mask,
- massage,
- mat,
- mattress,
- mellow,
- midriff,
- midsection,
- milden,
- mitigate,
- mitigator,
- moderator,
- modulator,
- mollifier,
- mollify,
- mudguard,
- muffle,
- muffler,
- mute,
- muzzle,
- nestle,
- neutralize,
- nose guard,
- numb,
- offset,
- pacificator,
- pacifier,
- pad,
- padding,
- palladium,
- pallet,
- palliate,
- palliative,
- panel,
- paries,
- partition,
- party wall,
- patent,
- peacemaker,
- pillow,
- pilot,
- plump,
- plush,
- police,
- poultice,
- pour balm into,
- pour oil on,
- preventive,
- prop,
- property line,
- prophylactic,
- protect,
- protective clothing,
- protective umbrella,
- pudding,
- puff,
- pulp,
- putty,
- quietener,
- reduce,
- register,
- reinforce,
- relax,
- relieve,
- restraining hand,
- ride shotgun for,
- rubber,
- rug,
- safeguard,
- safety,
- safety glass,
- safety plug,
- safety rail,
- safety shoes,
- safety switch,
- safety valve,
- salve,
- satin,
- screen,
- seat belt,
- secure,
- sedative,
- separation,
- septulum,
- septum,
- shake up,
- shelter,
- shield,
- shin guard,
- shock absorber,
- shock pad,
- shore,
- shore up,
- shoulder,
- show consideration,
- show mercy,
- show pity,
- shroud,
- silence cloth,
- silencer,
- silk,
- slacken,
- slake,
- sleeping bag,
- smash,
- soft pedal,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- soften the blow,
- soften up,
- soothe,
- soother,
- soothing syrup,
- sordine,
- sordino,
- sound-absorbing material,
- soundproofing,
- soundproofing insulation,
- sourdine,
- springs,
- squash,
- stabilizer,
- stay,
- stop,
- stupe,
- subdue,
- subsidize,
- subvention,
- sun helmet,
- supple,
- support,
- suppress,
- sustain,
- swansdown,
- temperer,
- tenderize,
- thistledown,
- tone down,
- tranquilizer,
- tune down,
- umbrella,
- underbed,
- underbedding,
- underbrace,
- undergird,
- underlie,
- underpin,
- underset,
- underwrite,
- upbear,
- uphold,
- upkeep,
- velvet,
- wall,
- wax,
- windscreen,
- windshield,
- wiser head,
- wool,
- zephyr