English-Thai Dictionary

cushion

N สิ่ง ที่ ช่วย บรรเทา  sing-ti-chuai-ban-taol

 

cushion

N เครื่อง กันกระแทก  kreang-kan-kra-taek

 

cushion

N เบาะ  bor

 

cushion

VT ช่วย บรรเทา ผลกระทบ  chuai-ban-taol-pon-kra-tob

 

cushion

VT ลด การกระแทก  lod-kan-kra-taek

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CUSHION

n. 1. A pillow for a seat; a soft pad to be placed on a chair; a bag, stuffed with wool, hair or other soft material.
2. A bag of leather filled with sand, used by engravers to support the plate.
3. In gilding, a stuffing of fine tow or wool, covered by leather, on a board; used for receiving the leaves of gold from the paper, in order to its being cut into proper sizes and figures.
Ladys cushion, a plant, a species of saxifraga.
Sea cushion, sea pink or thrift, a species of Statice.

 

CUSHION

v.t.To seat on a cushion.

 

CUSHIONED

a.Seated on a cushion; supported by cushions.

 

CUSHIONET

n.A little cushion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CUSHION

Cush "ion (ksh "n ), n. Etym: [OE. cuischun, quisshen, OF. coissin,cuissin, F. coussin, fr. (assumed ) LL. culcitinum, dim. of L. culcita cushion, mattress, pillow. See Quilt, and cf. Counterpoint a coverlet. ]

 

1. A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad. Two cushions stuffed with straw, the seat to raise. Dryden.

 

2. Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use; as: (a ) a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf; (b ) a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston; (c ) the elastic edge of a billiard table.

 

3. A riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; -- called also cushion dance. Halliwell. Cushion capital. (Arch. ) A capital so sculptured as to appear like a cushion pressed down by the weight of its entablature. (b ) A name given to a form of capital, much used in the Romanesque style, modeled like a bowl, the upper part of which is cut away on four sides, leaving vertical faces. -- Cushion star (Zoöl.) a pentagonal starfish belonging to Goniaster, Astrogonium, and other allied genera; -- so called from its form.

 

CUSHION

Cush "ion (ksh "n ), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Cushioned (-nd ); p. pr. & vb. Cushioning.]

 

1. To seat or place on, or as on a cushion. Many who are cushioned on thrones would have remained in obscurity. Bolingbroke.

 

2. To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise.

 

3. To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion. Cushioned hammer, a dead-stroke hammer. See under Dead-stroke.

 

CUSHIONET

Cush "ion *et (ksh "n-t ), n. Etym: [OF. coissinet, F. coussinet. See Cushion, and cf. Coussinet. ]

 

Defn: A little cushion.

 

CUSHIONLESS

CUSHIONLESS Cush "ion *less, a.

 

Defn: Hot furnished with a cushion. Rows of long, cushionless benches, supplying the place of pews. Hawthorne.

 

CUSHION TIRE

CUSHION TIRE Cushion tire.

 

Defn: A thick solid-rubber tire, as for a bicycle, with a hollow groove running lengthwise on the inside.

 

CUSHIONY

CUSHIONY Cush "ion *y (-), a.

 

Defn: Like a cushion; soft; pliable. A flat and cushiony noce. Dickens.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cushion

cush ion |ˈko͝oSHən ˈkʊʃən | ▶noun a pillow or pad stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on. • something providing support or protection against impact: the pad forms a cushion between carpet and floor | figurative : a poll showed the candidate with a 14 -point cushion. • the elastic lining of the sides of a billiard table, from which the ball rebounds. • the layer of air supporting a hovercraft or similar vehicle. ▶verb [ with obj. ] soften the effect of an impact on: the bag cushions equipment from inevitable knocks. • mitigate the adverse effects of: he called for federal assistance to cushion the blow for farmers. DERIVATIVES cush ioned adjective, cush ion y adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cuissin, based on a Latin word meaning ‘cushion for the hip, ’ from coxa ‘hip, thigh. ’

 

cushion capital

cush ion cap i tal ▶noun Architecture a capital resembling a cushion pressed down by a weight, seen particularly in Romanesque churches.

 

cushion star

cush |ion star ▶noun a small shallow-water starfish with a broad body and very short blunt arms. Also called starlet. ●Asterina and related genera, class Asteroidea, in particular A. gibbosa of the NE Atlantic.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cushion

cush |ion |ˈkʊʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on. 2 something providing support or protection against impact: underlay forms a cushion between carpet and floor. • the elastic lining of the sides of a billiard table, from which the ball rebounds. • the layer of air supporting a hovercraft or similar vehicle. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 soften the effect of an impact on: the bag cushions equipment from inevitable knocks. 2 mitigate the adverse effects of: to cushion the blow, wages and pensions were increased. DERIVATIVES cushioned adjective, cushiony adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cuissin, based on a Latin word meaning ‘cushion for the hip ’, from coxa ‘hip, thigh ’. The Romans also had a word cubital ‘elbow cushion ’, from cubitus ‘elbow ’.

 

cushion capital

cush |ion cap |ital ▶noun Architecture a capital resembling a cushion pressed down by a weight, seen particularly in Romanesque churches.

 

cushion star

cush |ion star ▶noun a small shallow-water starfish with a broad body and very short blunt arms. Also called starlet. ●Asterina and related genera, class Asteroidea, in particular A. gibbosa of the NE Atlantic.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

cushion

cushion noun a cushion against inflation: protection, buffer, shield, defense, bulwark. ▶verb 1 she cushioned her head on her arms: support, cradle, prop (up ), rest. 2 to cushion the blow, wages and pensions were increased: soften, lessen, diminish, decrease, mitigate, temper, allay, alleviate, take the edge off, dull, deaden. 3 residents are cushioned from the outside world: protect, shield, shelter, cocoon.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

cushion

cushion noun 1 she leaned back against the cushions: pillow, bolster, headrest; scatter cushion, floor cushion, beanbag, booster cushion, squab; hassock, kneeler, mat; historical pillion; rare zabuton. 2 a cushion against fluctuations in demand: protection, buffer, shield, defence, bulwark. ▶verb 1 he stared out of the window, his chin cushioned on one hand: support, cradle, prop (up ), rest; pillow. 2 George told me the news, trying hard to cushion the blow: soften, lessen, diminish, decrease, mitigate, temper, allay, alleviate, reduce the effect of, take the edge off, dull, blunt, deaden, absorb, muffle, stifle. ANTONYMS intensify, exacerbate. 3 residents are cushioned from the outside world: protect, shield, shelter, cocoon. ANTONYMS expose.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cushion

cush ion /kʊ́ʃ (ə )n /〖語源は 「尻 （しり ）」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 クッション , 座ぶとん (｟米 ｠pillow )▸ put a cushion behind one's back 腰にクッションをあてる 2 衝撃を緩和するもの , 緩衝材 ; クッション状のもの .3 ｟比喩的に ｠〖通例単数形で 〗【苦しい状況に対する 】備え ; 資金 , 貯蓄 «against » ; 〘スポーツ 〙十分な得点 ▸ financial cushion 財政的保護対策 4 (ビリヤード台などの )ゴムのクッション .5 レース編み用のまくら .動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈物などが 〉〈衝突 落下など 〉を緩和する ; 【衝撃などから 】〈人 〉を守る «from » ▸ The bush cushioned his fall .やぶが彼を落下の衝撃から守った ▸ cushion the blow [impact ]打撃 [衝撃 ]を和らげる 2 〈精神的打撃など 〉を和らげる ; 【苦難 困難から 】〈人 〉を保護する , 守る «against , from » .3 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈物が 〉クッションがついている ▸ cushioned seats クッションのある座席 ～ing 名詞 U 衝撃を和らげるもの .