SkyfireDict

cushion   (TTS Sound)

The noun cushion has 3 senses

• shock absorber, shock, cushion -- (a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks")


• cushion -- (the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle)


• cushion -- (a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.)

The verb cushion has 1 sense

• cushion, buffer, soften -- (protect from impact; "cushion the blow")