cushion : Idioms & Phrases
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Air cushion
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noun the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground
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noun a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion
air spring.
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noun a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated
air cushion.
WordNet
- an air-tight cushion which can be inflated; also, a device for arresting motion without shock by confined air.
Webster 1913
Altar cushion
- a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian church to support the service book.
Webster 1913
cushion calamint
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noun aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia
Satureja vulgaris; wild basil; Clinopodium vulgare.
WordNet
Cushion capital
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(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.
Webster 1913
cushion flower
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noun tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia
Hakea laurina; pincushion hakea.
WordNet
Cushion star
(Zoöl.) a pentagonal starfish belonging toGoniaster ,Astrogonium , and other allied genera; so called from its form.
Webster 1913
Cushioned hammer
- a dead-stroke hammer. See under
Dead-stroke .
Webster 1913
inflatable cushion
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noun a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated
air cushion.
WordNet
King's cushion
- a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. Prov. Eng. Halliwell.
Webster 1913
lady's cushion
La"dy's cush"ion
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(Bot.) An herb growing in dense tufts; the thrift ( Armeria vulgaris ).
Webster 1913
seat cushion
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noun a cushion that makes a seat more comfortable