cushion

(kʊsh'ən)
n.

1. A pad or pillow with a soft filling, used for resting, reclining, or kneeling.
2. Something resilient used as a rest, support, or shock absorber.
3. A mat placed or attached beneath carpeting to provide softness and increase durability.
4. A padlike body part.
5. Games. The rim bordering the playing surface of a billiard table.
6. A pillow used in lacemaking.
7. Something that mitigates or relieves an adverse effect: extra funds serving as a cushion against future inflation.

tr.v., -ioned, -ion·ing, -ions.

1. To provide with a cushion: cushion a bench.
2. To place or seat on a cushion.
3. To cover or hide (something) with or as if with a cushion.
4. To protect from impacts or other disturbing effects: an automobile suspension that cushions the ride.
5. To mitigate the effects of; absorb the shock of: cushion a blow.

[Middle English cushin, from Old French coussin, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnum, from Latin coxa, hip.]

cushiony cush'ion·y adj.

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1. interval between the issue date of a security and the earliest Call Date. Also referred to as Call Protection also, the degree of protection given investors holding discount pool mortgage-backed securities, which are essentially Collateralized Mortgage Obligations backed by low-rate mortgages.

2. cushion bond-a bond with a high coupon selling at a price below what might be considered a market price. This occurs when a bond is trading at a high premium but is callable at a lower price. The call option holds down the market price, creating a cushion between the market price and what could justifiably be a higher price.

3. Function served by a reserve account, such as a bank's Loan Loss Reserves for possible bad debt.

The cut of lamb or beef nearest the udder.

1. A convex element resembling a pad.
2. A corbel for roofing, a padstone.
3. Padding, as around glass, to reduce the effects of vibration and abrasion.
4. A piece of timber acting as a cushion or buffer to resist or receive the force of another part of the framing; a cushion piece.

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IN BRIEF: A soft pad for sitting or leaning against. Also: anything that makes pain or worry less.

Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age. — Booth Tarkington (1869-1946).

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A term describing exceptional thickness of the upper lips or flews seen in some short-nosed breeds of dogs, e.g. Boxer, British bulldog.

For a list of words related to cushion, see:

• Linens and Fabrics - cushion: small, often decorative, covered pillow on which people sit, lie, or recline
• Pool and Billiards

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pude, polstring, bande, luftpude, stråle
v. tr. - polstre, beskytte, afbøde, fortie, spille på banden, placere så den rører banden, nakke

Nederlands (Dutch)
stootkussen, band (biljart), (stoom)buffer, hoornstraal, van kussen (s) voorzien, beschermen, dempen, op een kussen zetten, in de doofpot stoppen, tegen de band stoten (biljart)

Français (French)
n. - coussin, (fig) garantie, bande (au billard)
v. tr. - amortir, protéger contre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kissen, Polster, Bande
v. - dämpfen, schützen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μαξιλάρι (καθίσματος κ.λπ.), σπόντα μπιλιάρδου, μέσο μετριασμού (πληγμάτων κ.λπ.)
v. - τοποθετώ μαξιλάρι, (μτφ.) απαλύνω, αμβλύνω ή μετριάζω κραδασμούς κ.λπ., (μηχαν.) προσθέτω αντικραδασμική προστασία

Italiano (Italian)
imbottitura, cuscino, imbottire, attutire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - almofada (f), tabela (f) do bilhar
v. - almofadar

Русский (Russian)
диванная подушка, защита

Español (Spanish)
n. - amortiguador, cojín
v. tr. - amortiguar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kudde, underlägg, valk, vall (bilj.), köttig del på skinka mm, fingerblomma, luftkudde (tekn.), stötdämpande tryck (tekn.)
v. - förse m kuddar/dynor, undertrycka, dämpa, utjämna, underlätta, dubblera (bilj.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
垫子, 靠垫, 坐垫, 垫状物, 加垫褥, 掩盖, 缓冲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 墊子, 靠墊, 坐墊, 墊狀物
v. tr. - 加墊褥, 掩蓋, 緩衝

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 방석, 완충물, 위안물, 악화를 막는 것
v. tr. - 쿠션에 올려놓다, 완화하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - クッション, 衝撃を緩和するもの, クッション状のもの
v. - クッションを備える, 和らげる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وسادة, مخدة (فعل) خفف شدة الأصطدام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כר, מונע-זעזועים‬
v. tr. - ‮ריכך, הפחית, ריפד‬

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