Cushion

Noun

 * 1) A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc.
 * 2) Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.
 * 3)  The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.

Verb

 * 1) to provide a soft pillow cushion
 * 2) to absorb or deaden the impact of something

Adjectives
pillow; rustling; elastic; silken; multicolored; bright-hued; thin; downy; soft; velvet; damask; faded;  reclining; convertible; form-fitting; slippery; loose-seat; padded; ample; natural.

Verbs
conceal with—; cover—;  embroider—; fringe—; furnish with—; kneel on—; lay on—; loll on—; offer—; place—under; relax against—; repose on—; rest on—; sit on—; stuff—; —decorates; —-eases; —graces.

Thesaurus
abate, absorb, absorb the shock, acoustic tile, aegis, afford support, air mattress, allay, alleviate, alleviative, alleviator, anesthetize, anodyne, antiknock, appease, arm, arm guard, armor, assuage, assuager, back, back up, backstop, baffle, baffler, balm, barrier, bear, bear up, bedding, benumb, bless, blubber, bolster, bolster up, brace, brattice, break the fall, breeze, buffer, buffer state, bulkhead, bulwark, bumper, buoy up, butter, buttress, calmative, carry, champion, clay, cloak, cloison, collision mat, compass about, contraceptive, copyright, cover, cradle, crash helmet, crutch, damp, dampen, dampener, damper, dashboard, deaden, deaden the pain, deafen, defend, diaphragm, diminish, dissepiment, dividing line, dividing wall, division, dodger, dolorifuge, dough, down, dull, ease, ease matters, eiderdown, ensure, face mask, feather bed, feathers, fence, fend, fender, finger guard, fleece, floss, flue, fluff, foam, foment, foot guard, fuse, gag, gentle, give relief, give support, goggles, governor, guarantee, guard, guardrail, hand guard, handrail, harbor, hard hat, haven, helmet, hold, hold up, hushcloth, innerspring mattress, insulate, insulation, insure, interlock, interseptum, kapok, keep, keep afloat, keep from harm, keep up, knead, knee guard, knuckle guard, laminated glass, laxate, lay, lend support, lenitive, lessen, life preserver, lifeline, lightning conductor, lightning rod, limber, limber up, litter, loosen, lull, mainstay, maintain, make safe, mash, mask, massage, mat, mattress, mellow, midriff, midsection, milden, mitigate, mitigator, moderator, modulator, mollifier, mollify, mudguard, muffle, muffler, mute, muzzle, nestle, neutralize, nose guard, numb, offset, pacificator, pacifier, pad, padding, palladium, pallet, palliate, palliative, panel, paries, partition, party wall, patent, peacemaker, pillow, pilot, plump, plush, police, poultice, pour balm into, pour oil on, preventive, prop, property line, prophylactic, protect, protective clothing, protective umbrella, pudding, puff, pulp, putty, quietener, reduce, register, reinforce, relax, relieve, restraining hand, ride shotgun for, rubber, rug, safeguard, safety, safety glass, safety plug, safety rail, safety shoes, safety switch, safety valve, salve, satin, screen, seat belt, secure, sedative, separation, septulum, septum, shake up, shelter, shield, shin guard, shock absorber, shock pad, shore, shore up, shoulder, show consideration, show mercy, show pity, shroud, silence cloth, silencer, silk, slacken, slake, sleeping bag, smash, soft pedal, soft-pedal, soften, soften the blow, soften up, soothe, soother, soothing syrup, sordine, sordino, sound-absorbing material, soundproofing, soundproofing insulation, sourdine, springs, squash, stabilizer, stay, stop, stupe, subdue, subsidize, subvention, sun helmet, supple, support, suppress, sustain, swansdown, temperer, tenderize, thistledown, tone down, tranquilizer, tune down, umbrella, underbed, underbedding, underbrace, undergird, underlie, underpin, underset, underwrite, upbear, uphold, upkeep, velvet, wall, wax, windscreen, windshield, wiser head, wool, zephyr

Etymology
From coissin (modern coussin), ultimately from  coxa ‘hip, thigh’.

Noun

 * Afrikaans: kussing
 * Arabic: مخمد
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: възглавница
 * Catalan: coixí
 * Crimean Tatar:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ბალიში
 * German:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: クッション (kusshon)
 * Korean: 쿠션
 * Korean: 쿠션


 * Lao: (bö')
 * Latvian: spilvens
 * Lithuanian: pagalvė
 * Macedonian: перниче
 * Mandarin: 靠垫
 * Persian: مخده
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene: blazina (1)
 * Spanish: cojín, almohadón
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian:
 * Welsh: clustog, clustogau
 * Welsh: clustog, clustogau


 * Bulgarian: буфер
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Japanese: クッション (kusshon)
 * Kurdish: بالیف


 * Macedonian: подлога,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: амортизатор, ,
 * Slovene: blazina (1)
 * Spanish: colchón, amortiguante
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: буфер


 * Bulgarian: борд
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: クッション (kusshon)
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian:


 * : torchenn f -où pl
 * : kuseno
 * : lapik duduk


 * : cossino, cossinetto
 * : 쿠션 kushyeon; 방석 bangseok (floor cushion)
 * : మెత్త
 * : kusen, kapakusen

Verb

 * Czech:
 * Danish: polstre
 * German:
 * Serbian: obžiti, ublažiti


 * Slovene: oblaziniti
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, madrassera


 * Bulgarian: омекотявам
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish: afbøde
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Macedonian: ублажува


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: смягчать удар
 * Serbian:
 * Slovene: ublažiti (udarec)
 * Spanish: amortiguar suavizar proteger
 * Swedish: ,


 * : distronsañ
 * : amortir
 * : kusenön