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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
cushion
cush·ion [cushion cushions cushioned cushioning] noun, verb BrE [ˈkʊʃn] NAmE [ˈkʊʃn]
noun
1. (NAmE also pil·low)a cloth bag filled with soft material or feathers that is used, for example, to make a seat more comfortable
•matching curtains and cushions
•a floor cushion (= a large ↑cushion that you put on the floor to sit on)
•a pile of scatter cushions (= small ↑cushions, often in bright colours, that you put on chairs, etc.)
• (figurative)a cushion of moss on a rock 
2. a layer of sth between two surfaces that keeps them apart
•A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air.
•Underlay forms a cushion between the carpet and the floor, to minimize wear.
3. usually singular ~ (against sth) something that protects you against sth unpleasant that might happen
•His savings were a comfortable cushion against financial problems.
•The team built up a safe cushion of two goals in the first half.
4. (in the game of ↑billiards, etc.)the soft inside edge along each side of the table, that the balls ↑bounce off
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cuissin, based on a Latin word meaning ‘cushion for the hip’, from coxa ‘hip, thigh’. The Romans also had a word cubital ‘elbow cushion’, from cubitus ‘elbow’.
Example Bank:
•I rested my elbow on a cushion.
•She plumped up the sofa cushions before the guests arrived.
verb
1. ~ sth to make the effect of a fall or hit less severe
•My fall was cushioned by the deep snow.
2. ~ sb/sth (against/from sth) to protect sb/sth from being hurt or damaged or from the unpleasant effects of sth
•The south of the country has been cushioned from the worst effects of the recession.
•He broke the news of my brother's death to me, making no effort to cushion the blow (= make the news less shocking).
3. usually passive ~ sth to make sth soft with a ↑cushion
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cuissin, based on a Latin word meaning ‘cushion for the hip’, from coxa ‘hip, thigh’. The Romans also had a word cubital ‘elbow cushion’, from cubitus ‘elbow’.
Example Bank:
•He broke the news of my brother's death to me, making no effort to cushion the blow.
•Homeowners will be cushioned from any tax rises.
See also: ↑pillow
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