meaning of cushion
1. A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad.
2. Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use
3. a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf
4. a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston
5. the elastic edge of a billiard table.
6. A riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; -- called also cushion dance.
7. To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
8. To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise.
9. To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
10. a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
Related Words
cushion | cushion calamint | cushion flower | cushioned | cushionet | cushioning | cushionless | cushiony |
