cushion
/ˈkʊʃən/ sustantivo B1En español: banda, cojín, almohadón, citara
- A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.
- A throw pillow.
- A thin, flat pad used on hard chairs and sometimes toilet seats.
- A pad on which gilders cut gold leaf.
- A mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston.
- The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.
- The pillow used in making bone lace.
- An engraver's pad.
Plural cushions
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The dog continued to lie stretched upon the cushion, breathing in a laboured way, but apparently neither the better nor the worse for its draught.
I placed it upon a cushion on the rug.
Sherlock Holmes had been leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed and his head sunk in a cushion, but he half opened his lids now and glanced across at his visitor.
“I was passing your door when I saw it on the cushion, so I went in to look at it.”
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