cushion
/ˈkʊʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.58 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "“There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.[…]”"
- "There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished."
- "Wisla made a bright start to the second half and Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer was twice called into action, first saving Gervasio Nunez's deflected 20-yard effort and then smothering Gargula's free-kick. But Fulham soon had the cushion of a third goal after more outstanding build-up play."
- "It will most likely not alter the destination of the league title, which still seems bound for City, who retain an 11-point cushion at the top"
- "The entry-level wages are abominable, still something like $15,000 a year. You can't possibly be a working class person and live on that in New York City. You need some kind of family "cushion." So what you'll find in publishing is middle class professionals, people who see material about working class people as "foreign.""
- "Interest coverage is important because it is an indicator of how much cushion a company has in making its interest payments."
Etymology
From Middle English quysshyn, from later Old French coissin (modern coussin), from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus (“seat pad”), derived from Latin coxa (“hip, thigh”) (with the suffix possibly after Latin pulvīnus (“pillow”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- (“joint, limb”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkʊʃən/
- British English: /ˈkʊʃən/