ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Cushioning', Synonyms of 'Cushioning' & More on 'Cushioning'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

cushioning
    n 1: artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to
         fill or give shape or protect or add comfort [syn:
         padding, cushioning]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      [1913 Webster]

            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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cushioning \cushioning\ n.
   soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or
   protect or add comfort.

   Syn: padding.
        [WordNet 1.5]

Thesaurus Results for cushioning:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

abating, allaying, alleviating, assuaging, blunting, chastening, dampening, damping, deadening, diminishing, dulling, easing, laxation, lessening, mellowing, mitigating, mollification, mollifying, padding, reducing, relaxation, relaxing, softening, softening-up, subduing, tempering

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