cushion 音标拼音: [k'ʊʃən]
n . 垫子,橡皮软垫
vt . 加垫褥,缓冲,掩盖
垫子,橡皮软垫加垫褥,缓冲,掩盖
cushion 软垫
cushion 垫
cushion n 1 :
a mechanical damper ;
absorbs energy of sudden impulses ;
"
the old car needed a new set of shocks " [
synonym : {
shock absorber }, {
shock }, {
cushion }]
2 :
the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle 3 :
a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc .
v 1 :
protect from impact ; "
cushion the blow " [
synonym : {
cushion },
{
buffer }, {
soften }]
Cushion \
Cush "
ion \ (
k [
oo ^]
sh "[
u ^]
n ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Cushioned } (-[
u ^]
nd );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Cushioning }.]
1 .
To seat or place on ,
or as on a cushion .
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Many who are cushioned on thrones would have remained in obscurity . --
Bolingbroke .
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2 .
To furnish with cushions ;
as ,
to cushion a chaise .
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3 .
To conceal or cover up ,
as under a cushion .
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{
Cushioned hammer },
a dead -
stroke hammer .
See under {
Dead -
stroke }.
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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 with some soft and elastic material ,
and used to sit or recline upon ;
a soft pillow or pad .
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Two cushions stuffed with straw ,
the seat to raise .
--
Dryden .
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2 .
Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use ;
as :
(
a )
a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf ;
(
b )
a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston ;
(
c )
the elastic edge of a billiard table .
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3 .
A riotous kind of dance ,
formerly common at weddings ; --
called also {
cushion dance }. --
Halliwell .
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{
Cushion capital }.(
Arch .)
A capital so sculptured as to appear like a cushion pressed down by the weight of its entablature .
(
b )
A name given to a form of capital ,
much used in the Romanesque style ,
modeled like a bowl ,
the upper part of which is cut away on four sides ,
leaving vertical faces .
{
Cushion star } (
Zool .)
a pentagonal starfish belonging to {
Goniaster }, {
Astrogonium },
and other allied genera ; --
so called from its form .
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310 Moby Thesaurus words for "
cushion ":
abate ,
absorb ,
absorb the shock ,
acoustic tile ,
aegis ,
afford support ,
air mattress ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
alleviative ,
alleviator ,
anesthetize ,
anodyne ,
antiknock ,
appease ,
arm ,
arm guard ,
armor ,
assuage ,
assuager ,
back ,
back up ,
backstop ,
baffle ,
baffler ,
balm ,
barrier ,
bear ,
bear up ,
bedding ,
benumb ,
bless ,
blubber ,
bolster ,
bolster up ,
brace ,
brattice ,
break the fall ,
breeze ,
buffer ,
buffer state ,
bulkhead ,
bulwark ,
bumper ,
buoy up ,
butter ,
buttress ,
calmative ,
carry ,
champion ,
clay ,
cloak ,
cloison ,
collision mat ,
compass about ,
contraceptive ,
copyright ,
cover ,
cradle ,
crash helmet ,
crutch ,
damp ,
dampen ,
dampener ,
damper ,
dashboard ,
deaden ,
deaden the pain ,
deafen ,
defend ,
diaphragm ,
diminish ,
dissepiment ,
dividing line ,
dividing wall ,
division ,
dodger ,
dolorifuge ,
dough ,
down ,
dull ,
ease ,
ease matters ,
eiderdown ,
ensure ,
face mask ,
feather bed ,
feathers ,
fence ,
fend ,
fender ,
finger guard ,
fleece ,
floss ,
flue ,
fluff ,
foam ,
foment ,
foot guard ,
fuse ,
gag ,
gentle ,
give relief ,
give support ,
goggles ,
governor ,
guarantee ,
guard ,
guardrail ,
hand guard ,
handrail ,
harbor ,
hard hat ,
haven ,
helmet ,
hold ,
hold up ,
hushcloth ,
innerspring mattress ,
insulate ,
insulation ,
insure ,
interlock ,
interseptum ,
kapok ,
keep ,
keep afloat ,
keep from harm ,
keep up ,
knead ,
knee guard ,
knuckle guard ,
laminated glass ,
laxate ,
lay ,
lend support ,
lenitive ,
lessen ,
life preserver ,
lifeline ,
lightning conductor ,
lightning rod ,
limber ,
limber up ,
litter ,
loosen ,
lull ,
mainstay ,
maintain ,
make safe ,
mash ,
mask ,
massage ,
mat ,
mattress ,
mellow ,
midriff ,
midsection ,
milden ,
mitigate ,
mitigator ,
moderator ,
modulator ,
mollifier ,
mollify ,
mudguard ,
muffle ,
muffler ,
mute ,
muzzle ,
nestle ,
neutralize ,
nose guard ,
numb ,
offset ,
pacificator ,
pacifier ,
pad ,
padding ,
palladium ,
pallet ,
palliate ,
palliative ,
panel ,
paries ,
partition ,
party wall ,
patent ,
peacemaker ,
pillow ,
pilot ,
plump ,
plush ,
police ,
poultice ,
pour balm into ,
pour oil on ,
preventive ,
prop ,
property line ,
prophylactic ,
protect ,
protective clothing ,
protective umbrella ,
pudding ,
puff ,
pulp ,
putty ,
quietener ,
reduce ,
register ,
reinforce ,
relax ,
relieve ,
restraining hand ,
ride shotgun for ,
rubber ,
rug ,
safeguard ,
safety ,
safety glass ,
safety plug ,
safety rail ,
safety shoes ,
safety switch ,
safety valve ,
salve ,
satin ,
screen ,
seat belt ,
secure ,
sedative ,
separation ,
septulum ,
septum ,
shake up ,
shelter ,
shield ,
shin guard ,
shock absorber ,
shock pad ,
shore ,
shore up ,
shoulder ,
show consideration ,
show mercy ,
show pity ,
shroud ,
silence cloth ,
silencer ,
silk ,
slacken ,
slake ,
sleeping bag ,
smash ,
soft pedal ,
soft -
pedal ,
soften ,
soften the blow ,
soften up ,
soothe ,
soother ,
soothing syrup ,
sordine ,
sordino ,
sound -
absorbing material ,
soundproofing ,
soundproofing insulation ,
sourdine ,
springs ,
squash ,
stabilizer ,
stay ,
stop ,
stupe ,
subdue ,
subsidize ,
subvention ,
sun helmet ,
supple ,
support ,
suppress ,
sustain ,
swansdown ,
temperer ,
tenderize ,
thistledown ,
tone down ,
tranquilizer ,
tune down ,
umbrella ,
underbed ,
underbedding ,
underbrace ,
undergird ,
underlie ,
underpin ,
underset ,
underwrite ,
upbear ,
uphold ,
upkeep ,
velvet ,
wall ,
wax ,
windscreen ,
windshield ,
wiser head ,
wool ,
zephyr
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