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cushion ['kʊʃən]1 noun∎ on a cushion of air sur un coussin d'air;∎ figurative the annual increase in salary acts as a cushion against inflation l'augmentation annuelle des salaires amortit les effets de l'inflation(b) (in snooker, billiards etc) bande f;∎ to play off the cushion jouer par la bande;∎ stroke off the cushion doublé m∎ to cushion a fall amortir une chute;∎ these tax cuts will cushion price rises ces réductions d'impôts amortiront la hausse des prix;∎ they have been cushioned against unemployment ils ont été protégés contre le chômage -
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1 coussin m ; a cushion of air un coussin d'air ;B vtr amortir [blow, impact, costs, effects] ; to cushion sb against sth protéger qn contre qch ; to cushion sb's fall amortir la chute de qn.1 ( padded) matelassé ; ( covered in cushions) couvert de coussins ;2 fig [youth, era] hyperprotégé. -
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['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) coussin2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) coussin2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) amortir -
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coussinet m, matelas mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > cushion
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English-French architecture and construction dictionary > cushion
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7 cushion cover
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8 cushion capital
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9 cushion floor
VER (vinyl-expansé-relief) m, vinyl-expansé-relief (VER) mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > cushion floor
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10 cushion frame
parclose fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > cushion frame
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12 cushion plant
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English-French architecture and construction dictionary > cushion block
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14 cushion rafter
English-French architecture and construction dictionary > cushion rafter
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15 air cushion
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18 scatter cushion
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matelas d’air mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > air cushion
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cushion — [koosh′ən] n. [ME cuisshin < OFr coissin < ML coxinum, altered (after L coxa, hip) < Gallo Roman * culcinum, for L culcita, cushion, QUILT] 1. a pillow or soft pad for sitting or kneeling on, or reclining against; specif., a removable… … English World dictionary
Cushion — Cush ion (k??sh ?n), n. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cushion — Cush ion (k[oo^]sh [u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cushioned} ( [u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cushioning}.] 1. To seat or place on, or as on a cushion. [1913 Webster] Many who are cushioned on thrones would have remained in obscurity. Bolingbroke. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cushion — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. coissin seat cushion (12c., Mod.Fr. coussin), probably a variant of V.L. *coxinum, from L. coxa hip, thigh, or from L. culcita mattress. Someone has counted more than 400 spellings of the plural of this word in M.E. wills… … Etymology dictionary
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
cushion — ► NOUN 1) a bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on. 2) a source of support or protection against impact. 3) the elastic lining of the sides of a billiard table, from which the… … English terms dictionary
cushion — index bear (support), ease, mitigate, modify (moderate), protect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
cushion — [[t]k ʊʃ(ə)n[/t]] cushions, cushioning, cushioned 1) N COUNT A cushion is a fabric case filled with soft material, which you put on a seat to make it more comfortable. ...a velvet cushion. 2) N COUNT A cushion is a soft pad or barrier, especially … English dictionary
cushion — cushionless, adj. cushionlike, adj. /koosh euhn/, n. 1. a soft bag of cloth, leather, or rubber, filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., on which to sit, kneel, or lie. 2. anything similar in form, used to dampen shocks or to prevent… … Universalium
cushion — cush|ion1 S3 [ˈkuʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: coissin, from Vulgar Latin coxinus, from Latin coxa hip ] 1.) a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put on a chair or the floor to make it more comfortable →↑pillow ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cushion — I UK [ˈkʊʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms cushion : singular cushion plural cushions * 1) [countable] a cloth bag filled with something soft such as feathers, used for making a seat more comfortable 2) [countable] a layer that separates two objects… … English dictionary