Noun : His inheritance was a cushion against unemployment. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to cushion the blow to his pride. From Dictionary.com.
Inside the curtained pergola was a round table, encircled by a kind of cushioned pew. From Wordnik.com. [The High Crusade]
The win cushioned the blow for Pandolfo. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
A company employee said the toilets had "kind of cushioned things". From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
"The Honey Buckets kind of cushioned things," a Northwest Cascade worker who did not want to be named told the News-Tribune. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - UPI.com] Reference
The snow cushioned the fall of some 1,000 paratroopers. From Wordnik.com. [Front Line: Untold Stories--The War's Weathermen] Reference
Throughout the investigation, the painkillers cushioned me. From Wordnik.com. [Even My Husband Never Knew] Reference
His fingers moved on the cushioned arm rests, nails scraping the cloth. From Wordnik.com. [Sri Lanka] Reference
Tom stretched out on the cushioned seats, pulling a tarpaulin over him. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road] Reference
Otherwise, surplus capacity cushioned losses from accidents and weather. From Wordnik.com. [$100 a Barrel] Reference
Federal jobs and contractors have cushioned the unemployment blow locally. From Wordnik.com. [Economic fears hover over Montgomery election] Reference
The staggered slumps have cushioned the adverse effect on the global economy. From Wordnik.com. [Sunrise--Or False Dawn?] Reference
But falls aren't cushioned by mats or water -- and parachutes are never used. From Wordnik.com. [A Loopy Leap Of Faith] Reference
Rocco was large, but imagined himself tiny, cushioned in the palm of my hand. From Wordnik.com. [Things I Should Have Done - #5] Reference
Nor barouche, nor mail-phaëton, nay, nor soft-cushioned brougham delighted me. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
Seats with an adjustable, removable cushioned head support are ideal for newborns. From Wordnik.com. [Bouncy seats for babies--features to look for] Reference
He lay down on the wide cushioned chaise and put his hand on the area where she might lay. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Incarnations and One Thousand Deaths - Part I] Reference
A man cushioned like a cozy corner laughed at himself while waiting for his audience to do so. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake Or the Hermit of Fern Island] Reference
Though increasing less than in 2000, it has cushioned the fall in business investment spending. From Wordnik.com. [Is There Life In The Bubble?] Reference
I realise, all you Mitford haters, that she was cushioned by her class, and her husband's wealth. From Wordnik.com. [Wait for Me! Memoirs of the Youngest Mitford Sister, by Deborah Devonshire] Reference
She notes that each candidate is cushioned in ways that she isn't in representing their districts. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Pelosi Power] Reference
Ivy Oppel lay buoyed on mounds of pale gold satin, her head cushioned by a tiny fringed puff pillow. From Wordnik.com. [Petey Prickles Vs. Funeral Steve: An ALL-NEW Petey Prickles Caper!] Reference
Normally our soft, gelatin-like brain tissue is cushioned by spinal fluid within the hard, bony skull. From Wordnik.com. [Sports and head injuries—when is it serious?] Reference
To freshen up his own space, Mr. Worthington tries to reupholster his cushioned chairs every four years. From Wordnik.com. [Little Fixes That Make Any Room Pop] Reference
Aside from providing a snug fit, there is also a rubber cushioned backing to prevent scratching the phone. From Wordnik.com. [Test Drive: TomTom Car Kit for iPhone GPS navigation] Reference
Yet their criticisms, though sharply expressed, were -- without exception -- cushioned by affection and respect. From Wordnik.com. [The Private Prince] Reference
(So far, New York seems better cushioned, since the United States accounts for a quar ter of the world economy.). From Wordnik.com. [Look Eastward, Bankers] Reference
They were neither painted, nor cushioned, but were very white, as was also the floor, on which there was no carpet. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
Soft grass and an instinctive bend to the knees cushioned Park's impact as he landed, the orange sphere in his grasp. From Wordnik.com. [Radios from Heaven] Reference
Traditionally, the left side of a casket is upholstered and cushioned, while the right side is finished but not fancy. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Tip Sheet] Reference
Loretta pulled his head up roughly against the cushioned chair back and saw that there was actually a tear in his eye. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Incarnations and One Thousand Deaths - Part II] Reference
The girl was now sitting up; her injured foot rested on a cushioned chair, while her face still showed signs of suffering. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy Dale : a girl of today] Reference
Hand trowels, weeders and cultivators have a cushioned, full-hand grip that keeps your wrist and hand at their natural angle. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening tools to help keep you active] Reference
Tony Hayward, is making his contribution, although the pain of leaving a company he persuasively claimed to love is well cushioned. From Wordnik.com. [Cameron's Trade Mission to India] Reference
LCAC Hovercraft: Air-cushioned landing craft allows the Marines to refight the battles of World War 11, but hit the beaches at 50 mph. From Wordnik.com. [War's New Science] Reference
Five rooms in subtle cream have wooden lattices looking onto a courtyard with a small petal-strewn swimming pool and cushioned alcoves. From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights: stylish places to stay] Reference
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