Cushioned

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cushion \Cush"ion\ (k[oo^]sh"[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Cushioned} (-[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cushioning}.]
     1. To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
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              Many who are cushioned on thrones would have


              remained in obscurity.                --Bolingbroke.
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     2. To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise.
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     3. To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
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     {Cushioned hammer}, a dead-stroke hammer. See under
        {Dead-stroke}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cushioned \cushioned\ (k[oo^]sh"[u^]nd), adj.
     1. furnished with a cushion or other device to reduce
        hardness.
  
     Syn: cushiony, padded.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  
     2. having the severity reduced; having the unpleasant effects
        mitigated.
        [PJC]
  
     3. protected against shock by adding soft padding or other
        device to reduce deceleration in a collision.
  
     Syn: cushioned.
          [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cushioned
       adj : softened by the addition of cushions or padding [syn: {cushiony},
              {padded}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "cushioned":
     comfortable, comfy, commodious, contented, convenient, cozy,
     cushiony, cushy, easeful, easy, friendly, homelike, homely, homey,
     lived-in, luxurious, peaceful, relaxing, reposeful, restful, roomy,
     snug, soft, warm