1. cushion - Noun
2. cushion - Verb
A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad.
Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use
a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf
a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston
the elastic edge of a billiard table.
A riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; -- called also cushion dance.
To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. Henry David Thoreau
Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age. Christopher Morley
Weak arguments are often thrust before my path but although they are most insubstantial, it is not easy to destroy them. There is not a more difficult feat known than to cut through a cushion with a sword. Richard Whately
A lizard on a cushion will still seek leaves. Russian Proverb
Those that never had a cushion never need one. American Proverb
He who comes without invitation sits without cushion. Turkish Proverb