单词 | cushion |
释义 | Word Frequency cushion(ˈkʊʃən) noun 1. a bag made of cloth, leather, plastic, etc, filled with feathers, air, or other yielding substance, used for sitting on, leaning against, etc 2. something resembling a cushion in function or appearance, esp one to support or pad or to absorb shock 3. the resilient felt-covered rim of a billiard table 4. another name for pillow (sense 2) 5. short for air cushion 6. a capital, used in Byzantine, Romanesque, and Norman architecture, in the form of a bowl with a square top verb (transitive) 7. to place on or as on a cushion 8. to provide with cushions 9. to lessen or suppress the effects of 10. to protect, esp against hardship or change 11. a. to check the motion of (a mechanism) gently, esp by the compression of trapped fluid in a cylinder b. to provide with a means of absorbing shock Derived forms cushiony (ˈcushiony) adjective Word origin from Latin culcita mattress |
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