


2. Something resilient used as a rest, support, or shock absorber.
3. A mat placed or attached beneath carpeting to provide softness and increase durability.
4. A padlike body part.
5. Games The rim bordering the playing surface of a billiard table.
6. A pillow used in lacemaking.
7. Something that mitigates or relieves an adverse effect: extra funds serving as a cushion against future inflation.
tr.v. cush·ioned, cush·ion·ing, cush·ions
1. To provide with a cushion: cushion a bench.
2. To place or seat on a cushion.
3. To cover or hide (something) with or as if with a cushion.
4. To protect from impacts or other disturbing effects: an automobile suspension that cushions the ride.
5. To mitigate the effects of; absorb the shock of: cushion a blow.

[Middle English cushin, from Old French coussin, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnum, from Latin coxa, hip.]

cush′ion·y adj.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.cushiony - softened by the addition of cushions or paddingcushiony - softened by the addition of cushions or padding
soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight
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Baracus and Michael Knight on "Back in the Day." Fondly reminiscing about his carefree youth (circa 1984) when all the problems of the world could be solved in a game of hoop, Barnett urgently cries, "I was nine/You were 10/We played basketball/Damn, you always win/Riding around on our bicycles/And now we all got cars/And things sure seem too real." While Barnett's voice is vibrant and full of life, the arrangement is refreshingly raw and rough around the edges with its Neil Young-worthy guitar twang, crashing drums and cushiony harmonies that not only makes listeners long for "back in the day," but momentarily transports them there.
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Friends and family know only too well the infinitesimal details she gets into as homemaker and nurturer of her family-from the signature dishes that her kitchen produces (the latest hit is her homemade ensaymada), to the flower arrangements (she started Rustan's Flower Shop), to the furniture selection (she likes them huge and cushiony so that her grandchildren can romp and tumble on them).
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