noun
pillow
PIHL-oh
noun
1
A soft cushion used to support the head while lying down.
"He fluffed his pillow before settling in for the night."
"She bought a memory-foam pillow to help with her neck pain."
How to Use Pillow
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe soft cushion you rest your head on.
Common pairings
fluff a pillow
pillow talk
throw pillow
Word Forms
pillowed past tense, pillows plural, Pillows plural, pillows singular
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Etymology
From Old English pyle, ultimately from a Latin word for cushion, related to the word for dust (originally the stuffing material).