Pillow vs. Cushion
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.
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.
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 headCushionnoun
(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 sofaCushionverb
To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
Cushionverb
To absorb or deaden the impact of.
to cushion a blowCushionverb
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 shocksCushionnoun
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
