buffer cushion

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• Buffer — can refer to: * Buffer state, a country lying between two potentially hostile greater powers, thought to prevent conflict between them * Buffer zone, any area that keeps two or more other areas distant from one another, may be demilitarized *… …   Wikipedia

• Buffer — Buff er (b[u^]f [ e]r), n. [Prop a striker. See {Buffet} a blow.] 1. (Mech.) (a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car. (b) A pad or cushion forming the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cushion — [n] pillow, pad beanbag, bolster, buffer, bumper, fender, hassock, headrest, mat, rest, seat, sham, squab, woolsack; concepts 444,464,484 cushion [v] pad, protect from blow bolster, buttress, cradle, dampen, deaden, insulate, muffle, pillow,… …   New thesaurus

• buffer — buffer1 [buf′ər] n. [ BUFF1, vt. + ER] 1. a person who buffs or polishes 2. a buffing wheel, stick, block, or cloth buffer2 [buf′ər] n. [ BUFF2, v. + …   English World dictionary

• buffer — [n] safeguard bulwark, bumper, cushion, defense, fender, intermediary, screen, shield, shock absorber; concepts 484,729 …   New thesaurus

• buffer — buffer1 /buf euhr/, n. 1. an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc. 2. any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper, esp. on machinery. 3. any …   Universalium

• buffer — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1749 slang British fellow, man; especially an old man II. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: buff, verb, to react like a soft body when struck Date: 1835 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• buffer — 1. noun a buffer against market fluctuations Syn: cushion, bulwark, shield, barrier, guard, safeguard 2. verb she tried to buffer the children from the troubles Syn: shield, protect, defend, cushion, insulate, screen, guard …   Thesaurus of popular words

• buffer — I buff•er [[t]ˈbʌf ər[/t]] n. 1) rai an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc 2) mac any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper, esp. on… …   From formal English to slang

• cushion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pillow, bolster; ottoman. hassock; fender, bumper, etc.; buffer. v. t. pad, soften, ease, absorb; protect, buffer, come between; soften the blow, let down easy. See support, softness, relief. II… …   English dictionary for students

• cushion — 1. noun a cushion against inflation Syn: protection, buffer, shield, defense, bulwark 2. verb 1) she cushioned her head on her arms Syn: support, cradle, prop (up), rest 2) to cushion the blow, wages and pensions were i …   Thesaurus of popular words