See Also: eyegrounds(medicine)
cushion(1)(dictionary)
cushion(2)(dictionary)
cushion(medicine)
Cushion(finance)
Cushion(money)
Cushion theory(finance)
Safety cushion(money)
Redemption cushion(money)
Redemption cushion(finance)

cushion 1, noun (oh) and eyegrounds (medicine)


cushion 1, noun (oh)




[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: coissin, from Vulgar Latin coxinus, from Latin coxa 'hip']
a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put on a chair or the floor to make it more comfortable
-see also pillow pillow
::a velvet cushion
::a cushion cover
something that stops one thing from hitting another thing
::Good Sports shoes should provide a cushion when running.
[usually singular] something, especially money, that prevents you from being immediately affected by a bad situation
cushion against
::Savings can act as a cushion against unemployment.
the soft rubber edge of the table used for playing billiards or snooker

eyegrounds (medicine)


eyegrounds


The fundus of the eye as seen with the ophthalmoscope.