| cushion | |
| 1. s. 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. | |
| 2. s. Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact. | |
| 3. s. A pad on which gilders cut gold leaf. | |
| 4. s. A mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston. | |
| 5. s. (sports) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back. | |
| 6. s. The pillow used in making bone lace. | |
| 7. s. An engraver's pad. | |
| 8. s. (historical) The rubber of an electrical machine. | |
| 9. s. (historical) A pad supporting a woman's hair. | |
| 10. s. (figuratively) 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 completi | |
| 11. s. (obsolete) A riotous dance, formerly common at weddings. | |
| 12. v. To furnish with cushions. | |
| to cushion a sofa | |
| 13. v. To seat or place on, or as on a cushion. | |
| 14. v. To absorb or deaden the impact of. | |
| to cushion a blow | |
| 15. v. To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion. | |
