English-Thai Dictionary

cushily

ADV ง่าย และ ไม่ยาก  easily comfortably ngai-lae-mai-yak

 

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

 

cushy

ADJ ง่าย และ ไม่ยาก  easy comfortable ngai-lae-mai-yak

 

cushy

SL จิ๊บๆ  ง่ายๆ  กล้วยๆ  หมูๆ  jib-jib

 

cushy number

SL ของ กล้วยๆ  ของ ง่ายๆ  สิ่ง ที่ สามารถ แก้ปัญหา ได้ ง่าย  kong-kluai-kluai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CUSHAT

n.The ring-dove or wood-pigeon.

 

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

CUSHAT

Cush "at (ksh "t ), n. Etym: [AS. cusceote.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The ringdove or wood pigeon. Scarce with cushat's homely song can vie. Sir W. Scott.

 

CUSHEWBIRD

CUSHEWBIRD Cush "ew *bird (ksh "-brd `), n. (Zoöl )

 

Defn: The galeated curassow. See Curassow.

 

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.

 

CUSHITE

CUSHITE Cush "ite (ksh "t ), n.

 

Defn: A descendant of Cush, the son of Ham and grandson of Noah.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Cush

Cush |ko͝oSH kʊʃ | 1 (in the Bible ) the eldest son of Ham and grandson of Noah (Gen. 10:6 ). 2 the southern part of ancient Nubia, first mentioned in Egyptian records of the Middle Kingdom. In the Bible it is the country of the descendants of Cush.

 

cush

cush |kʊʃ | ▶noun informal a cushion on a billiard table. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: abbreviation.

 

cushat

cush at |ˈkəSHət ˈkʊʃət | ▶noun dialect, chiefly Scottish a wood pigeon. ORIGIN Old English, of unknown origin.

 

cushaw

cu shaw |ko͝oˈSHô, ˈko͞oˌSHô ˌˈkuˌˈʃɔ |(also cushaw squash ) ▶noun a large winter squash of a variety with a curved neck. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

cush-cush

cush-cush |ˈko͝oSH ˌko͝oSH ˈkʊʃ ˌkʊʃ |(also cush-cush yam ) ▶noun a tropical American yam that produces a number of tubers on each plant. Also called yampee. [Dioscorea trifida, family Dioscoreaceae. ] • the edible tuber of this plant, eaten as a vegetable. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: perhaps ultimately of African origin.

 

Cushing, Peter

Cushing, Peter |ˈkʊʃɪŋ | (1913 –94 ), English actor, known particularly for his roles in Hammer horror films.

 

Cushing, William

Cush ing, William |ˈko͝oSHiNG ˌkʊʃɪŋ | (1732 –1810 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1789 –1810. After serving as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court 1780 –89, he became one of the original members of the US Supreme Court.

 

Cushing's disease

Cush ing's dis ease |ˈko͝oSHiNGz ˈkʊʃɪŋzdɪˌziz | ▶noun Cushing's syndrome as caused by a tumor of the pituitary gland.

 

Cushing's syndrome

Cush ing's syn drome ▶noun Medicine a metabolic disorder caused by overproduction of corticosteroid hormones by the adrenal cortex and often involving obesity and high blood pressure. ORIGIN 1930s: named after Harvey W. Cushing (1869 –1939 ), American surgeon.

 

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.

 

Cushitic

Cush it ic |ko͝oSHˈitik, ˌkəSH -kəˈʃɪdɪk | ▶noun a group of East African languages of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken mainly in Ethiopia and Somalia, including Somali and Oromo. ▶adjective of or relating to this group of languages. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Cush + -itic .

 

cushty

cushty |ˈkʊʃti | ▶adjective Brit. informal very good or pleasing: he's got a cushty set-up. ORIGIN 1920s: from Romany kushto, kushti ‘good ’, perhaps influenced by cushy .

 

cushy

cush y |ˈko͝oSHē ˈkʊʃi | ▶adjective ( cushier, cushiest ) informal 1 (of a job, task, or situation ) undemanding, easy, or secure: cushy jobs that pay you to ski. 2 (of furniture ) comfortable. DERIVATIVES cush i ness noun ORIGIN World War I (originally Anglo-Indian ): from Urdu ḵushī ‘pleasure, ’ from Persian ḵuš.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Cush

Cush |kʊʃ | 1 (in the Bible ) the eldest son of Ham and grandson of Noah (Gen. 10:6 ). 2 the southern part of ancient Nubia, first mentioned in Egyptian records of the Middle Kingdom. In the Bible it is the country of the descendants of Cush.

 

cush

cush |kʊʃ | ▶noun informal a cushion on a billiard table. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: abbreviation.

 

cushat

cushat |ˈkʌʃət | ▶noun dialect, chiefly Scottish a wood pigeon. ORIGIN Old English, of unknown origin.

 

cushaw

cushaw |kʊˈʃɔː, ˈkuːʃɔː |(also cushaw squash ) ▶noun US a large winter squash of a variety with a curved neck. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

cush-cush

cush-cush |ˈkʊʃkʊʃ |(also cush-cush yam ) ▶noun a tropical American yam which produces a number of tubers on each plant. ●Dioscorea trifida, family Dioscoreaceae. • [ mass noun ] the edible tuber of the cush-cush, eaten as a vegetable. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: perhaps ultimately of African origin.

 

Cushing, Peter

Cushing, Peter |ˈkʊʃɪŋ | (1913 –94 ), English actor, known particularly for his roles in Hammer horror films.

 

Cushing, William

Cush ing, William |ˈko͝oSHiNG ˌkʊʃɪŋ | (1732 –1810 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1789 –1810. After serving as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court 1780 –89, he became one of the original members of the US Supreme Court.

 

Cushing's disease

Cushing's dis |ease |ˈkʊʃɪŋz | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Cushing's syndrome as caused by a tumour of the pituitary gland.

 

Cushing's syndrome

Cushing's syn |drome ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a metabolic disorder caused by overproduction of corticosteroid hormones by the adrenal cortex and often involving obesity and high blood pressure. ORIGIN 1930s: named after Harvey W. Cushing (1869 –1939 ), American surgeon.

 

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.

 

Cushitic

Cushitic |kʊˈʃɪtɪk | ▶adjective relating to or denoting a group of East African languages of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken mainly in Ethiopia and Somalia, including Somali and Oromo. ▶noun [ mass noun ] the Cushitic group of languages. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Cush + -itic .

 

cushty

cushty |ˈkʊʃti | ▶adjective Brit. informal very good or pleasing: he's got a cushty set-up. ORIGIN 1920s: from Romany kushto, kushti ‘good ’, perhaps influenced by cushy .

 

cushy

cushy |ˈkʊʃi | ▶adjective ( cushier, cushiest ) informal 1 (of a job or situation ) undemanding, easy, or secure: he doesn't have anything like the cushy life you professors have | the Caribbean posting is not a cushy number . 2 N. Amer. (of furniture ) comfortable. DERIVATIVES cushiness noun ORIGIN First World War (originally Anglo-Indian ): from Urdu ḵushī ‘pleasure ’, from Persian ḵuš.

 

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.

 

cushy

cushy adjective informal a cushy job: easy, undemanding; comfortable, secure. ANTONYMS difficult.

 

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.

 

cushy

cushy adjective informal a cushy job: easy, undemanding, untaxing; comfortable, secure; Brit. informal jammy. ANTONYMS difficult, demanding.

 

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 .

 

cushy

cush y /kʊ́ʃi /形容詞 ｟くだけて しばしば非難して ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗気楽な, のんびりした, のんきな 〈仕事 状況など 〉.～̀ n ú mber ｟英 ｠楽な仕事 .