transcription, транскрипция: [ kʊʃ(ə)n ]
( cushions, cushioning, cushioned)
1.
A cushion is a fabric case filled with soft material, which you put on a seat to make it more comfortable.
...a velvet cushion.
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2.
A cushion is a soft pad or barrier, especially one that protects something.
The company provides a styrofoam cushion to protect the tablets during shipping.
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3.
Something that cushions an object when it hits something protects it by reducing the force of the impact.
There is also a new steering wheel with an energy absorbing rim to cushion the driver’s head in the worst impacts...
The suspension is designed to cushion passengers from the effects of riding over rough roads.
VERB : V n , V n from n
4.
To cushion the effect of something unpleasant means to reduce it.
They said Western aid was needed to cushion the blows of vital reform...
The subsidies are designed to cushion farmers against unpredictable weather.
VERB : V n , V n against n
5.
Something that is a cushion against something unpleasant reduces its effect.
Housing benefit provides a cushion against hardship.
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