Pillow vs. Cushion

Pillow vs. Cushion — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Pillow and Cushion

Pillownoun

A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.

Cushionnoun

A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc.

Pillownoun

(geology) A pillow lava.

Cushionnoun

Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.

Pillownoun

(engineering) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.

Cushionnoun

A pad on which gilders cut gold leaf.

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Pillownoun

(nautical) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.

Cushionnoun

A mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston.

Pillownoun

A kind of plain, coarse fustian.

Cushionnoun

The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.

Pillowverb

(transitive) To rest as on a pillow.

Cushionnoun

The pillow used in making bone lace.

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Pillownoun

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

Cushionnoun

An engraver's pad.

Pillowverb

rest on or as if on a pillow;

pillow your head

Cushionnoun

(historical) The rubber of an electrical machine.

Cushionnoun

(historical) A pad supporting a woman's hair.

Cushionnoun

(figuratively) a sufficient quantity of an intangible object (like points or minutes) to allow for some of those points, for example, to be lost without hurting one's chances for successfully completing an objective.

Cushionnoun

(obsolete) A riotous dance, formerly common at weddings.

Cushionverb

To furnish with cushions.

to cushion a sofa

Cushionverb

To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.

Cushionverb

To absorb or deaden the impact of.

to cushion a blow

Cushionverb

To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.

Cushionnoun

a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses;

the old car needed a new set of shocks

Cushionnoun

a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

Cushionverb

protect from impact;

cushion the blow