American English pronunciation
How to pronounce cushions
IPA transcription: ['kʊʃənz]
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Noun
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a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
“the old car needed a new set of shocks”
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the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
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a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
Verb
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protect from impact
“cushion the blow”
Usage examples
- He took the cushions, looked them over and shook them out.
- And if that were true — why, there were my sofa cushions partly explained.
- A yellowhaired woman in an offthe shoulder blue dress reclines on one of the large cushions.
- He took the cushions, looked them over and shook them out.
- Anthony retired into the cushions, shaken with laughter.
- What was it that those two cushions had to tell you?