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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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