| cushion | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. cushion, shock, shock absorber | a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses.; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" |
| ~ air spring, air cushion | a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion. |
| ~ damper, muffler | a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations. |
| ~ suspension system, suspension | a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. cushion | the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle. |
| ~ layer, bed | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cushion | a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.. |
| ~ inflatable cushion, air cushion | a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated. |
| ~ gaddi | a cushion on a throne for a prince in India. |
| ~ hassock | a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church). |
| ~ head restraint, headrest | a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash. |
| ~ cushioning, padding | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort. |
| ~ pillow | a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person. |
| ~ pincushion | a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use. |
| ~ seat cushion | a cushion that makes a seat more comfortable. |
| ~ throw pillow | a small cushion that is used for decorative purposes. |
| v. (contact) | 4. buffer, cushion, soften | protect from impact.; "cushion the blow" |
| ~ modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme.; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" |
| mattress | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. mattress | a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed. |
| ~ air mattress | a mattress that can be stored flat and inflated for use. |
| ~ bed | a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair" |
| ~ feather bed, featherbed | a mattress stuffed with feathers. |
| ~ futon | mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame. |
| ~ pad | a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort. |
| ~ paillasse, palliasse | mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust. |
| ~ pallet | a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed. |
| ~ spring mattress | a mattress containing springs in a rigid frame. |
| ~ tick | a light mattress. |
| pad | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. pad, pad of paper, tablet | a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge. |
| ~ message pad, writing pad | a pad of paper on which messages can be written. |
| ~ paper | a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses. |
| ~ notepad | a pad of paper for keeping notes. |
| n. (plant) | 2. pad | the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily). |
| ~ aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant | a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth. |
| ~ foliage, leaf, leafage | the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants. |
| ~ lily pad | floating leaves of a water lily. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. inking pad, inkpad, pad, stamp pad | a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp. |
| ~ block | a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).; "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. pad | a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort. |
| ~ carpet pad, rug pad, underlay, underlayment | a pad placed under a carpet. |
| ~ cleaning pad | a pad used as a cleaning implement. |
| ~ mat | a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it. |
| ~ mattress | a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed. |
| ~ mattress pad | a protective pad over a mattress to protect it. |
| ~ cushioning, padding | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort. |
| ~ panel | a soft pad placed under a saddle. |
| ~ plastron | a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest. |
| ~ potholder | an insulated pad for holding hot pots. |
| ~ powderpuff, puff | a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin. |
| ~ rat | a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure. |
| ~ kotex, sanitary napkin, sanitary towel | a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow. |
| ~ hot pad, table mat | a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table. |
| ~ skin patch, transdermal patch | a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. launch area, launch pad, launching pad, launchpad, pad | a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched. |
| ~ platform | a raised horizontal surface.; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
| ~ launching site | a place for launching pads. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad | temporary living quarters. |
| ~ living quarters, quarters | housing available for people to live in.; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters" |
| n. (animal) | 7. pad | the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger. |
| ~ paw | a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped. |
| ~ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing.; "he has good bone structure" |
| ~ finger | any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb).; "her fingers were long and thin" |
| v. (communication) | 8. aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad | add details to. |
| ~ glorify | cause to seem more splendid.; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" |
| ~ exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" |
| v. (motion) | 9. footslog, pad, plod, slog, tramp, trudge | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud.; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| ~ squish, slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squelch | walk through mud or mire.; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" |
| v. (contact) | 10. fill out, pad | line or stuff with soft material.; "pad a bra" |
| ~ stuff | cram into a cavity.; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets" |
| ~ rat | give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat. |
| v. (change) | 11. bolster, pad | add padding to.; "pad the seat of the chair" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
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