Cushion
21cushion — [14] Ultimately, cushion and quilt are the same word. Both come from Latin culcita ‘mattress, cushion’, which is related to Sanskrit kūrcás ‘bundle’, and both reached English via rather circuitous routes. In Gallo Roman (the descendant of Latin… …
22cushion — See air bag air cushion impact cushion seat cushion …
23cushion — [14] Ultimately, cushion and quilt are the same word. Both come from Latin culcita ‘mattress, cushion’, which is related to Sanskrit kūrcás ‘bundle’, and both reached English via rather circuitous routes. In Gallo Roman (the descendant of Latin… …
24cushion — n. & v. n. 1 a bag of cloth etc. stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a soft support for sitting or leaning on etc. 2 a means of protection against shock. 3 the elastic lining of the sides of a billiard table, from which the ball… …
25cushion — 1. noun /ˈkʊʃən/ a) A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting ones head on etc. b) Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact. 2. verb /ˈkʊʃən/… …
26cushion — noun 1》 a bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on. 2》 something providing support or protection against impact. ↘the elastic lining of the sides of a billiard table, from… …
27cushion — 1. noun a cushion against inflation Syn: protection, buffer, shield, defense, bulwark 2. verb 1) she cushioned her head on her arms Syn: support, cradle, prop (up), rest 2) to cushion the blow, wages and pensions were i …
28cushion — 1. noun a cushion against inflation Syn: protection, buffer, shield, defence, bulwark 2. verb 1) residents are cushioned from the outside world Syn: protect, shield, shelter, cocoon 2) …
29Cushion — Recorded in various spellings including Cousin(s), Cozen(s), Cussen(s), Cushing, and Cushion, this is an Anglo Irish surname. However spelt it derives from the pre 10th century Olde French words cousin or cusin , from the Latin consobrinus ,… …
30cushion — [ˈkʊʃ(ə)n] noun [C] I 1) a cloth bag filled with something soft, used for making a seat more comfortable 2) something that gives protection against the effects of something bad II verb [T] cushion [ˈkʊʃ(ə)n] to protect a person or thing from the… …
