Cushion
31cushion — / kυʃ(ə)n/ noun money which allows a company to pay interest on its borrowings or to survive a loss ● We have sums on deposit which are a useful cushion when cash flow is tight …
32Cushion capital — Cushion Cush ion (k??sh ?n), n. [OE. cuischun, quisshen, OF. coissin, cuissin, F. coussin, fr. (assumed) LL. culcitinum, dim. of L. culcita cushion, mattress, pillow. See {Quilt}, and cf. {Counterpoint} a {coverlet}.] 1. A case or bag stuffed… …
33cushion dance — Cushion Cush ion (k??sh ?n), n. [OE. cuischun, quisshen, OF. coissin, cuissin, F. coussin, fr. (assumed) LL. culcitinum, dim. of L. culcita cushion, mattress, pillow. See {Quilt}, and cf. {Counterpoint} a {coverlet}.] 1. A case or bag stuffed… …
34Cushion star — Cushion Cush ion (k??sh ?n), n. [OE. cuischun, quisshen, OF. coissin, cuissin, F. coussin, fr. (assumed) LL. culcitinum, dim. of L. culcita cushion, mattress, pillow. See {Quilt}, and cf. {Counterpoint} a {coverlet}.] 1. A case or bag stuffed… …
35Cushion Kids — is a computer animated television show produced by Endemol that is seen daily on Tiny Pop. It is created by Hi 5, and is about five kids who are cushions. The setting takes place in a place known as Cushion Land. Characters Polly Posh: a cushion… …
36Cushion Glamour — Single by Maths Class Released November 12, 2007 Format CD, 7 vinyl Genre Dance Punk Length …
37cushion the blow — Ⅰ. cushion the blow ► to make a bad situation less severe: »Earnings expectations are worsening, but interest rates are not expected to fall to cushion the blow. Main Entry: ↑cushion Ⅱ. soften/cushion the blow ► to make the bad effects of… …
38Cushion tire — A thick solid rubber tire, as for a bicycle, with a hollow groove running lengthwise on the inside. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
39cushion the blow — cushion/soften the blow to make a difficult experience less unpleasant. Free street parking is to be abolished, but residents are being offered reduced price parking permits in an attempt to cushion the blow …
40cushion scale — cushion scale, a very common scale insect, injurious to oranges and other trees, having a large waxy, fluted ovisac resembling a cushion attached to the bodies of the females …
