cushion
US /ˈkʊʃən/
・UK /'kʊʃn/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
We bought a new cushion for the chair that was very soft
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something to protect something from being hit
Most cars have airbags that serve as cushion for the driver, in case of an accident.
v.t.Transitive VerbTo protect by softening the impact of something
He bought shoes that would cushion his feet better when he ran on hard surfaces
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The "Boyfriend" Tag (ft. Troye Sivan) | Tyler Oakley #TROYLER
- I'm on a cushion so I can be on Troye's level.
I'm on a cushion so I can be on Troye's level.
5 Defensive Driving Strategies To Be A Safer, Smarter Driver
- The Smith Space Cushion System developed and founded in the 1940s by Harold Smith, indicated that if you manage space, you have a place to drive out of if you get into an emergency situation,
The Smith Space Cushion System developed and founded in the 1940s by Harold Smith, indicated that if you manage space, you have a place to drive out of if you get into an emergency situation,
What’s Scaring Americans Into Shopping More
- If you build up that financial cushion, it puts you in a much more protected place given the future uncertainty.
If you build up that financial cushion, it puts you in a much more protected place given the future uncertainty.
From the archives: The iconic Jane Birkin
- It's like being on the most wonderful velvet cushion.
It's like being on the most wonderful velvet cushion.
"Most People Have No Idea What's About To Happen"
- In fact, if you even start investing with as little as $200 every single month, you can still build some kind of a cash cushion or an investing portfolio that will provide you with some kind of a financial freedom by the time you retire.
In fact, if you even start investing with as little as $200 every single month, you can still build some kind of a cash cushion or an investing portfolio that will provide you with some kind of a financial freedom by the time you retire.
- In fact, if you even start investing with as little as $200 every single month, you can still build some kind of a cash cushion or an investing portfolio that will provide you with some kind of a financial freedom by the time you retire.
In fact, if you even start investing with as little as $200 every single month, you can still build some kind of a cash cushion or an investing portfolio that will provide you with some kind of a financial freedom by the time you retire.
This piece of paper could revolutionize human waste
- Tom's too modest to say he's the genius mind behind this pattern in three 3M' Scotch Cushion Lock, which started out as a quest to create a self-assembling box from flat cardboard.
Tom's too modest to say he's the genius mind behind this pattern in three 3M' Scotch Cushion Lock, which started out as a quest to create a self-assembling box from flat cardboard.
- And this is going to do basically the same thing that cushion lock did.
And this is going to do basically the same thing that cushion lock did.
Trump defends tariffs after stock market turmoil | BBC News
- He's going to deliver a speech later today about ways that the UK government can try and cushion the blow for UK industry.
He's going to deliver a speech later today about ways that the UK government can try and cushion the blow for UK industry.
- We're waiting to hear he's going to deliver a speech later today about ways that the UK government can try and cushion the blow for UK industry.
We're waiting to hear he's going to deliver a speech later today about ways that the UK government can try and cushion the blow for UK industry.
What is Bulking? Will It Make You Gain Muscle?
- To be safe and give yourself some cushion, consuming roughly 500 to 750 calories more than your TDEE should be just about right to do the trick for bulking.
To be safe and give yourself some cushion, consuming roughly 500 to 750 calories more than your TDEE should be just about right to do the trick for bulking.
- not overdo it. To be safe and give yourself
some cushion, consuming roughly 500 to 750
not overdo it. To be safe and give yourself some cushion, consuming roughly 500 to 750
Annoying Orange - Being Absolutely No Help!
- Whoopie Cushion Wednesday picked off the last couple stragglers.
Whoopie Cushion Wednesday picked off the last couple stragglers.
- Whoopie Cushion Wednesday picked off the last couple stragglers.
Whoopie Cushion Wednesday picked off the last couple stragglers.
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Harvard Commencement 2017
- But I know too many people who haven't had the chance to pursue their dreams because they didn't have a cushion to fall back on if they failed.
But I know too many people who haven't had the chance to pursue their dreams because they didn't have a cushion to fall back on if they failed.
- We should explore ideas like universal basic income to make sure that everyone has a cushion to try new ideas.
We should explore ideas like universal basic income to make sure that everyone has a cushion to try new ideas.