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| cushion | |
| 1. sost. cuscino | |
| to rest the head on the cushion - riposare la testa sul cuscino | |
| 2. sost. (meccanica) cuscinetto, ammortizzatore | |
| 3. verb. ammortizzare, attutire, smorzare (un urto o simili) | |
| to cushion a blow - ammortizzare un colpo | |
| inglese > inglese | |
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| cushion | |
| 1. subst. 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. subst. Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact. | |
| 3. subst. A pad on which gilders cut gold leaf. | |
| 4. subst. A mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston. | |
| 5. subst. (sports) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back. | |
| 6. subst. The pillow used in making bone lace. | |
| 7. subst. An engraver's pad. | |
| 8. subst. (historical) The rubber of an electrical machine. | |
| 9. subst. (historical) A pad supporting a woman's hair. | |
| 10. subst. (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. subst. (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. | |
| italiano > inglese | |
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| cuscino | |
| 1. subst. cushion, pillow | |
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