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Meanings of cushion in English

Portuguese
amortecedor
Catalan
amortidor

A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses.

        amortecedor
        Portuguese
        amortecer
        Spanish
        paliar

        Protect from impact.

              amortecer
              Usage of cushion in English
              1
              Indeed, authorities are using banks' excess capital to help cushion the shock.
              Reuters
              2
              Other countries, therefore, need a contingency plan -to cushion the impact.
              Reuters
              3
              For 1997's Mars Pathfinder mission, Nasa used airbags to cushion the final.
              The Guardian
              4
              It's about having a liquidity cushion just in case, said one banker.
              Reuters
              5
              Do you need money to expand or as a cushion against risk?
              Reuters
              6
              The bed-clothes were carefully stored in the locker beneath the mattress cushion.
              The Foolish Virgin
              7
              There was no cushion to land on when reality came crashing down.
              Ebony
              8
              I squat down on a cushion; I don't know what to say.
              The half life of stars: a novel
              9
              LPT will help cushion in some way the impact on this county.
              Independent.ie
              10
              Of course, when you lose that height, you also lose some cushion.
              Wired
              11
              Clearly he wasn't best pleased having his cushion snatched away from him.
              Mcgillivray's mistress
              12
              My parents never said anything you'd want to embroider on a cushion.
              Fight Club
              13
              There was no use trying to resew the cushion in the dark.
              Mary Louise
              14
              The bottom cushion should be made the full size of the chair.
              Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 1
              15
              But there was not a sound; the rubber cushion had obviated that.
              The Wolf's Long Howl
              16
              She shifted her feet on the parapet; she jerked a cushion straight.
              The Enchanted April
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              Cushion through the time
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              United States of America
              Common
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              Common
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              Common