Definition: 1. A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses. 2. A soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc. 3. Protect from impact.
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Use 'cushion' in a sentence:
1. Let your baby sit on the floor propped up with plenty of cushions to support him.
2. He lay back on his cushion and paused thoughtfully.
3. His hat helped to cushion the blow.
4. Airbags inflate instantaneously on impact to form a cushion between the driver and the steering column.
5. She bought more fabric in the same design so she could make matching curtains and cushions.
6. The suspension is designed to cushion passengers from the effects of riding over rough roads.
7. Is it a big cushion or what?
8. The cushions add a touch of colour in a room that might otherwise look severe.
9. Think of a plumped-up cushion.
10. The Anglo-Saxons have no such cushion.
11. The cushions, shown left, measure 20 × 12 inches and cost$ 39.95.
12. He was wrapped in a velvet dressing-gown and sat against a big brocaded cushion.
13. Lack of a cash cushion.
14. Many of these cushions have survived and are very collectible.
15. A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
16. He lay back on his cushion and was still, as if he were thinking.
17. She plumps up the sofa cushion.
18. He broke the news of my brother's death to me, making no effort to cushion the blow.
19. I put one of the cushions behind his head.
20. He sat on a tapestry cushion next to the hearth.
21. She embroidered the cushion covers with flowers.
22. The price rises will be cushioned by welfare benefits.
23. Use a small cushion to help give support to the lower back.
24. Lie face upwards with a cushion under your head.
25. I have my walking stick, a drinking bottle, my begging bowl (also serves as a washbasin), a cushion and some food.
26. She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers.
27. There may have been a brown cushion somewhere.
28. It's floating on its own air cushion.
29. Housing benefit provides a cushion against hardship.
30. They made a cushion with the material to show their love for mom.
31. A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air.
32. That means no cushion when the punch lands.
33. The cushions were soft blue to match the Chinese rug on the floor.
34. The company provides a styrofoam cushion to protect the tablets during shipping.
35. The subsidies are designed to cushion farmers against unpredictable weather.
36. The cushion split open and sent feathers everywhere.
37. Tack the cord around the cushion.
38. Welfare provides a cushion against hardship.
39. It's not uncommon to find your tray table broken, the in-flight entertainment system not working and your seat cushion worn.
40. Do you need money to expand or as a cushion against risk?
41. She used it to sew our baby clothes, curtains for the home and to repair chair cushion covers.
42. They said Western aid was needed to cushion the blows of vital reform.
43. The bush acted as a cushion to my fall.
44. There is also a new steering wheel with an energy-absorbing rim to cushion the driver's head in the worst impacts.
45. There are several patchwork cushions to choose from.
46. The old man lay propped up on cushions.
47. The south of the country has been cushioned from the worst effects of the recession.
48. His savings were a comfortable cushion against financial problems.
49. She stuffed the money under a cushion.
50. Running shoes have extra cushioning.
51. The team built up a safe cushion of two goals in the first half.
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