cushion
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: ball-games
billiards
business
finance
games
hobbies
lifestyle
pool
snooker
sports
Etymology: From Middle English quysshyn, from later Old French coissin (modern coussin), from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus (“seat pad”), derived from Latin coxa (“hip, thigh”) (with the suffix possibly after Latin pulvīnus (“pillow”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- (“joint, limb”).
Inflected forms:
form: cushions
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: cushions
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cushioning
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: cushioned
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: cushioned
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: “There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.[…]”
There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.
gloss: A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.
pos: noun
tags: Commonwealth
countable
uncountable
gloss: A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.
pos: noun
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
gloss: Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.
pos: noun
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
gloss: a sufficient quantity of an intangible object (like points or minutes) to allow for some of those points, for example, to be lost without hurting one's chances for successfully completing an objective.
pos: noun
tags: countable
figuratively
uncountable
examples: Wisla made a bright start to the second half and Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer was twice called into action, first saving Gervasio Nunez's deflected 20-yard effort and then smothering Gargula's free-kick.
But Fulham soon had the cushion of a third goal after more outstanding build-up play.
It will most likely not alter the destination of the league title, which still seems bound for City, who retain an 11-point cushion at the top
gloss: a sufficient quantity of an intangible object (like points or minutes) to allow for some of those points, for example, to be lost without hurting one's chances for successfully completing an objective.
pos: noun
tags: countable
figuratively
uncountable
examples: The entry-level wages are abominable, still something like $15,000 a year. You can't possibly be a working class person and live on that in New York City. You need some kind of family "cushion." So what you'll find in publishing is middle class professionals, people who see material about working class people as "foreign."
Interest coverage is important because it is an indicator of how much cushion a company has in making its interest payments.
If one of the banks has a significant enough cushion of capital and a strong enough balance sheet, then it would not experience a bank run, and the domino effect in panel A would not have occurred.
gloss: The dancer in the cushion dance who currently holds the cushion, or the dance itself.
pos: noun
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
examples: But of these kind of second Courses I am the onely Cook; though yet those ordinary practises of our Feasts, as choosing a King, throwing Dice, drinking Healths, trouling it Round, dancing the Cushion and the like, were not invented by the seven Wise Men but my Self, and that too for the common pleasure of Mankind.
The young man advances to the fiddler, drops a penny in the pot, and gives it to one of his companions. Cushion then dances round the room, followed by the pot, and when they again reach the fiddler, the cushion says, in a sort of recitative, accompanied by the music, 'This dance it will no farther go.'
In reference to a nuptial feast, the cushion dance at weddings is thus mentioned in the Apophthegms of King James, the Earl of Worcester and others (1658): “At last when the Masque was ended and Time had brought in the Supper, the Cushion led the Dance out of the Parlour into the Hall;”
gloss: To furnish with cushions.
pos: verb
examples: to cushion a sofa
gloss: To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
pos: verb
examples: How many doughty monarchs, in later and more polite ages, would have slept in cottages, and have worked in falls, instead of inhabiting palaces, and being cushioned up in thrones, if this rule of government had continued in force ?
gloss: To absorb or deaden the impact of.
pos: verb
tags: figuratively
examples: to cushion a blow
[…]the development of popular interest in Parliament made it less possible for the Privy Council in Dublin to cushion a bill which the Commons had presented to the Lord Lieutenant[…]
And then I’d strip the message back to a basic sentence, not cushion it with an apology (an apology – from me!) or explain why I wanted the antisocial behaviour to stop.
gloss: To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
pos: verb
tags: figuratively
transitive
Synonyms: cushion
Related words: pillow
squab
Derived words: air cushion
air cushion vehicle
air-cushion vehicle
barbell cushion
cushion-cosy
cushion cosy
cushion-dance
cushion for the pushin'
cushion gum
cushionless
cushionlike
cushion plant
cushion-smiter
cushion spurge
cushion star
cushion tire
cushion tyre
cushiony
financial cushion
jump cushion
jumping cushion
king's cushion
lady's cushion
more cushion for the pushin'
mother-in-law's cushion
pin-cushion
pincushion
pin cushion
safety cushion
scatter cushion
seat cushion
speed cushion
T-cushion
thump-cushion
whoopee cushion
whoopie cushion
cushion the blow
recushion
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: kussing
lang: Albanian
word: jastëk
lang: Albanian
word: kultër
lang: Albanian
word: mëkresë
lang: Amharic
word: ትራስ
roman: təras
lang: Arabic
word: وِسَادَة
roman: wisāda
lang: Arabic
word: وَسَادَة
roman: wasāda
lang: Arabic
word: وُسَادَة
roman: wusāda
lang: Arabic
word: نُمْرُقَة
roman: numruqa
lang: Arabic
word: نِمْرِقَة
roman: nimriqa
lang: Arabic
word: نَمْرَقَة
roman: namraqa
lang: Arabic
word: مسند
roman: másnad
lang: Arabic
word: مخدة
roman: maxádda
lang: Aragonese
word: coxín
lang: Armenian
word: բարձ
roman: barj
lang: Asturian
word: coxín
lang: Azerbaijani
word: yastıq
lang: Azerbaijani
word: balış
lang: Bashkir
word: мендәр
roman: mendər
lang: Belarusian
word: паду́шка
roman: padúška
lang: Bengali
word: কুশন
roman: kuśon
lang: Bengali
word: উপাধান
roman: upadhan
lang: Bengali
word: বালিশ
roman: baliś
lang: Breton
word: torchenn
lang: Bulgarian
word: възгла́вница
roman: vǎzglávnica
lang: Burmese
word: ကူရှင်
roman: kuhrang
lang: Burmese
word: ဖုံ
roman: hpum
lang: Burmese
word: အခု
roman: a.hku.
lang: Catalan
word: coixí
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 墊子 /垫子
roman: zin³ zi²
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 箍臣
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 咕順 /咕顺
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 墊子 /垫子
roman: diànzi
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 軟墊 /软垫
roman: ruǎndiàn
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 靠墊 /靠垫
roman: kàodiàn
lang: Coptic
word: ϣϣⲟⲧ
roman: ššot
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: minder
lang: Czech
word: polštářek
lang: Czech
word: poduška
lang: Danish
word: pude
lang: Danish
word: hynde
lang: Dutch
word: kussen
lang: Esperanto
word: kuseno
lang: Estonian
word: sohvapadi
lang: Faroese
word: koddi
lang: Faroese
word: púta
lang: Finnish
word: tyyny
lang: French
word: coussin
lang: Friulian
word: cussin
lang: Galician
word: coxín
lang: Galician
word: chumazo
lang: Galician
word: troxo
lang: Galician
word: mulido
lang: Georgian
word: ბალიში
roman: bališi
lang: German
word: Kissen
lang: Greek
word: μαξιλάρι
roman: maxilári
lang: Ancient Greek
word: τύλη
roman: túlē
lang: Ancient Greek
word: κνέφαλλον
roman: knéphallon
lang: Ancient Greek
word: στοιβή
roman: stoibḗ
lang: Hausa
word: kushin
lang: Hebrew
word: כָּרִית
roman: karit
lang: Hebrew
word: כַּר
roman: kar
lang: Hindi
word: तकिया
roman: takiyā
lang: Hindi
word: बालिश
roman: bāliś
lang: Hindi
word: मसनद
roman: masnad
lang: Hungarian
word: párna
lang: Hungarian
word: vánkos
lang: Hungarian
word: díszpárna
lang: Icelandic
word: púði
lang: Ido
word: kuseno
lang: Igbo
word: kushọn
lang: Indonesian
word: bantal
lang: Ingrian
word: aluspoduška
lang: Interlingua
word: cossino
lang: Interlingua
word: cossinetto
lang: Irish
word: adhartán
lang: Irish
word: cúisín
lang: Italian
word: cuscino
lang: Japanese
word: 座布団
roman: zabuton
lang: Japanese
word: クッション
roman: kusshon
lang: Kannada
word: ಮೆತ್ತೆ
roman: mette
lang: Kazakh
word: көпшік
roman: köpşık
lang: Kazakh
word: жастық
roman: jastyq
lang: Khmer
word: ខ្នើយ
roman: khnaəy
lang: Khmer
word: ខ្នល់ខ្នើយ
roman: khnɑl khnaəy
lang: Khmer
word: ខ្នើយកែប
roman: khnaəy kaep
lang: Korean
word: 쿠션
roman: kusyeon
lang: Korean
word: 방석
roman: bangseok
lang: Kyrgyz
word: жаздык
roman: jazdık
lang: Kyrgyz
word: балыш
roman: balış
lang: Lao
word: ເບາະ
roman: bǫ
lang: Lao
word: ໝອນ
roman: mǭn
lang: Latin
word: cervīcal
lang: Latin
word: culcita
lang: Latin
word: pulvīnus
lang: Latin
word: cubital
lang: Latvian
word: spilvens
lang: Lithuanian
word: pagalvė
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Këssen
lang: Macedonian
word: пе́рниче
roman: pérniče
lang: Malay
word: kusyen
lang: Māori
word: kuihana
lang: Middle English
word: quysshyn
lang: Middle English
word: pilwe
lang: Norman
word: couossi
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: pute
lang: Occitan
word: coissin
lang: Old English
word: bolster
lang: Iranian Persian
word: کوسَن
roman: kusan
lang: Iranian Persian
word: نازْبالِش
roman: nâzbâleš
lang: Iranian Persian
word: تَکْیِه
roman: takye
lang: Iranian Persian
word: بالِش
roman: bâleš
lang: Polish
word: poduszka
lang: Portuguese
word: almofada
lang: Portuguese
word: coxim
lang: Romanian
word: pernă
lang: Russian
word: поду́шка
roman: podúška
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: pillean
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ја̀стук
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: jàstuk
lang: Slovak
word: vankúš
lang: Slovene
word: blazina
lang: Somali
word: barkin
lang: Spanish
word: cojín
lang: Spanish
word: almohadón
lang: Spanish
word: citara
lang: Swedish
word: dyna
lang: Swedish
word: kudde
lang: Tajik
word: болишт
roman: bolišt
lang: Tajik
word: такъя
roman: tak'ya
lang: Tajik
word: болиш
roman: boliš
lang: Tamil
word: தலையணை
roman: talaiyaṇai
lang: Tamil
word: மெத்தை
roman: mettai
lang: Tarifit
word: tsummet
lang: Tarifit
word: tsunta
lang: Tatar
word: ястык
roman: yastıq
lang: Tatar
word: мендәр
roman: mendär
lang: Telugu
word: దిండు
roman: diṇḍu
lang: Thai
word: เบาะ
roman: bɔ̀
lang: Tibetan
word: གདན་སྒོར
roman: gdan sgor
lang: Tibetan
word: འབོལ་གདན
roman: 'bol gdan
lang: Turkish
word: yastık
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: یاصدق
roman: yasdık
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: بالش
roman: baliş
lang: Turkmen
word: ýassyk
lang: Ukrainian
word: поду́шка
roman: podúška
lang: Unami
word: mëlukwehun
lang: Urdu
word: تَکْیَہ
roman: takya
lang: Urdu
word: تَکِیَہ
roman: takiya
lang: Urdu
word: بالِش
roman: bāliś
lang: Urdu
word: مَسْنَد
roman: masnad
lang: Uyghur
word: ياستۇق
roman: yastuq
lang: Uzbek
word: bolish
lang: Uzbek
word: yostiq
lang: Venetan
word: cusin
lang: Vietnamese
word: đệm
lang: Vietnamese
word: gối dựa
lang: Vietnamese
word: gối xếp
lang: Volapük
word: kusen
lang: Welsh
word: clustog
lang: Yiddish
word: קישן
roman: kishn
lang: Bulgarian
word: бу́фер
roman: búfer
lang: Czech
word: polštář
lang: Czech
word: nárazník
lang: Danish
word: bande
lang: Dutch
word: kussen
lang: Finnish
word: pehmuste
lang: German
word: Puffer
lang: German
word: Polster
lang: Greek
word: στρώμα
roman: stróma
lang: Hungarian
word: -tompító
lang: Hungarian
word: -csillapító
lang: Hungarian
word: -védő
lang: Irish
word: stuáil
lang: Irish
word: pillín
lang: Japanese
word: クッション
roman: kusshon
lang: Central Kurdish
word: بالیف
roman: balîf
lang: Macedonian
word: по́длога
roman: pódloga
lang: Macedonian
word: ле́гло
roman: léglo
lang: Māori
word: aupuru
lang: Polish
word: poduszka
lang: Portuguese
word: amortecedor
lang: Portuguese
word: almofada
lang: Portuguese
word: coxim
lang: Romanian
word: amortizor
lang: Russian
word: амортиза́тор
roman: amortizátor
lang: Russian
word: поду́шка
roman: podúška
lang: Russian
word: прокла́дка
roman: prokládka
lang: Russian
word: бу́фер
roman: búfer
lang: Slovene
word: blazina
lang: Spanish
word: colchón
lang: Spanish
word: amortiguante
lang: Swedish
word: kudde
lang: Tamil
word: மெத்தை
roman: mettai
lang: Ukrainian
word: бу́фер
roman: búfer