Cushion
101air cushion — noun 1. the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground • Hypernyms: ↑compressed air 2. a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion • Syn: ↑air spring • Hypernyms: ↑shock absorber, ↑ …
102UMB World Three-cushion Championship — The UMB World Three cushion Championship is a professional carom billiards tournament in the discipline of three cushion billiards, organized mostly annually by the Union Mondiale de Billard. Years ago, there were similar world championships held …
103Seat Cushion Night — is the name of two famous St. Louis Cardinals baseball games at which fans were given seat cushions as a promotion. Both games were dramatic come from behind walk off victories for the Cardinals that caused the fans to throw the seat cushions… …
104scatter cushion — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms scatter cushion : singular scatter cushion plural scatter cushions British a small cushion that you put on a chair to make it more comfortable or more attractive …
105whoopee cushion — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms whoopee cushion : singular whoopee cushion plural whoopee cushions a rubber cushion filled with air that you put on someone s chair as a joke because it makes a loud rude noise when they sit on it …
106inflatable cushion — noun a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated • Syn: ↑air cushion • Hypernyms: ↑cushion …
107Air cushion — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… …
108Altar cushion — Altar Al tar, n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl. altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier, F. autel. Cf. {Altitude}.] 1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are …
109Coronary cushion — A cushionlike band of vascular tissue at the upper border of the wall of the hoof of the horse and allied animals. It takes an important part in the secretion of the horny walls. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
110CEB European Three-cushion Championship — The CEB European Three cushion Championship is three cushion billiards tournament organized by the Confédération Européenne de Billard. Held since 1933, it one of longest running tournaments in the sport. The 2007 event offered a total purse of… …
