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cushion

n. a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

cushion

n. a soft surface used to absorb or counteract a shock, jar etc.

shock, shock absorber

n. a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"

buffer, soften

v. protect from impact; "cushion the blow"

bolster, long pillow

n. a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

mat

n. a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

buffer, fender

n. a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact

bumper

n. a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

pillow

n. a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

screen, sieve

n. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

form, display, look, view, representation, image, picture

n. display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created

screen

n. protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects)

blind, screen

n. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"

screen, screen door

n. a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left"

palliate, extenuate, mitigate

v. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

stuff, fill completely

v. fill completely; "The child stuffed his pockets with candy"

absorb, become imbued with

v. become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"

absorb

v. cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

dampen, reduce the amplitude of

v. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

muffle, mute, damp, deaden, dampen, tone down

v. of sounds or images

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