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KUSHUN/ˈkʊʃn/

A cushion is a soft pad for sitting or leaning: sofa cushions, a seat cushion, throw cushions. A pillow is for the head in bed. Cushion can be a verb: cushion the blow (make a shock smaller). A cushion is not a mattress. Do not write cushion for a medical dressing — that is a bandage or plaster.

Meaning

A bag filled with soft material that you sit or rest on.

Examples

• “Put a cushion behind your back if the chair is hard.”
• “There were not enough cushions for everyone on the floor.”
• “A cushion made the wooden chair comfortable.”

Good to know

sofa/seat cushions. Bed: pillow. Verb: cushion the blow (soften a shock).

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