Cushion

Tamil Meaning

மெத்தை

தலையணை

English Meaning

  1. A pad or pillow with a soft filling, used for resting, reclining, or kneeling.
  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.
  8. To provide with a cushion: cushion a bench.
  9. To place or seat on a cushion.
  10. To cover or hide (something) with or as if with a cushion.
  11. To protect from impacts or other disturbing effects: an automobile suspension that cushions the ride.
  12. To mitigate the effects of; absorb the shock of: cushion a blow.