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cúisín — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cushion noun A soft fabric pad used for comfort when sitting or leaning.

Senses

cúisín is used for these senses in English:

  • air cushion A layer of trapped air that supports a hovercraft.
  • cushion A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.
  • cushion (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.

cushion — full definition

  1. noun A soft fabric pad used for comfort when sitting or leaning.
  2. noun Something that softens or absorbs an impact, whether physical or financial.
  3. verb To soften the effect of an impact or a difficult situation.

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