cushion
/ˈkʊʃən/noun, verb2 syllables
Cushion means: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses.
Synonyms for cushion6
noun, as in a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
What does cushion mean?4
noun
1
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses“the old car needed a new set of shocks”
2
the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
3
a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
verb
1
protect from impact“cushion the blow”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cushion in a sentence
- The room was decorated with tapestries, embroidered cushions and gilded chairs.megamanenm
- The old woman was snugly sitting on a cushion.rul
- No practical joker should be without a whoopee cushion.darinmex
- I'm going to make a cushion and fill it with fir needles.Hybrid
- Ziri collapsed on the couch and cried into the cushion.Amastan
- Don't use the radio as a pillow or cushion.Amastan
- A whoopie-cushion is like a joke shortcut.RusVictoric1993
- The cushions on the sofa don't match those on the armchairs.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of cushion
as a noun
- plural
- cushions
as a verb
- past tense
- cushioned
- present participle
- cushioning
- third-person singular
- cushions
- past participle
- cushioned