| Engels > Nederlands |
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| cushion |
| 1. kussen |
| Engels > Engels |
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| cushion |
| 1. n. 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. n. Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact. |
| 3. n. A pad on which gilders cut gold leaf. |
| 4. n. A mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston. |
| 5. n. (sports) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back. |
| 6. n. The pillow used in making bone lace. |
| 7. n. An engraver's pad. |
| 8. n. (historical) The rubber of an electrical machine. |
| 9. n. (historical) A pad supporting a woman's hair. |
| 10. n. (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. n. (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. |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| kussen |
| 1. v. to kiss, to give a kiss to |
| Ik kuste hem zachtjes op zijn wang. - I kissed him gently on the cheek. |
| 2. v. to practice kissing |
| Niemand kust beter dan hij. - Nobody kisses better than he. |
| 3. n-n. pillow, cushion |
| 4. n. plural of kus |
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