Definition of cushion in the English dictionary
The first definition of cushion in the dictionary is a bag made of cloth, leather, plastic, etc, filled with feathers, air, or other yielding substance, used for sitting on, leaning against, etc. Other definition of cushion is something resembling a cushion in function or appearance, esp one to support or pad or to absorb shock. Cushion is also the resilient felt-covered rim of a billiard table.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CUSHION
PRESENT
Present
I cushion
you cushion
he/she/it cushions
we cushion
you cushion
they cushion
Present continuous
I am cushioning
you are cushioning
he/she/it is cushioning
we are cushioning
you are cushioning
they are cushioning
Present perfect
I have cushioned
you have cushioned
he/she/it has cushioned
we have cushioned
you have cushioned
they have cushioned
Present perfect continuous
I have been cushioning
you have been cushioning
he/she/it has been cushioning
we have been cushioning
you have been cushioning
they have been cushioning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I cushioned
you cushioned
he/she/it cushioned
we cushioned
you cushioned
they cushioned
Past continuous
I was cushioning
you were cushioning
he/she/it was cushioning
we were cushioning
you were cushioning
they were cushioning
Past perfect
I had cushioned
you had cushioned
he/she/it had cushioned
we had cushioned
you had cushioned
they had cushioned
Past perfect continuous
I had been cushioning
you had been cushioning
he/she/it had been cushioning
we had been cushioning
you had been cushioning
they had been cushioning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will cushion
you will cushion
he/she/it will cushion
we will cushion
you will cushion
they will cushion
Future continuous
I will be cushioning
you will be cushioning
he/she/it will be cushioning
we will be cushioning
you will be cushioning
they will be cushioning
Future perfect
I will have cushioned
you will have cushioned
he/she/it will have cushioned
we will have cushioned
you will have cushioned
they will have cushioned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cushioning
you will have been cushioning
he/she/it will have been cushioning
we will have been cushioning
you will have been cushioning
they will have been cushioning
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would cushion
you would cushion
he/she/it would cushion
we would cushion
you would cushion
they would cushion
Conditional continuous
I would be cushioning
you would be cushioning
he/she/it would be cushioning
we would be cushioning
you would be cushioning
they would be cushioning
Conditional perfect
I would have cushion
you would have cushion
he/she/it would have cushion
we would have cushion
you would have cushion
they would have cushion
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cushioning
you would have been cushioning
he/she/it would have been cushioning
we would have been cushioning
you would have been cushioning
they would have been cushioning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you cushion
we let´s cushion
you cushion
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
cushioned
Present Participle
cushioning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUSHION»
The term «cushion» is very widely used and occupies the
13.217 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «CUSHION»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
cushion.
The Central Bank should have a permanent window for discounting high quality securities where banks could go and discount these. It gives peace of mind to the banks. In the absence of this facility, what banks tend to do is to keep a liquidity cushion for emergency requirements. This is a very expensive way of managing liquidity.
Equity is the cushion that protects financial institutions from unexpected changes in the value of their assets. The greater the leverage, the smaller the losses required to wipe out a company's equity, leaving it without enough money to repay the people who hold its debt.
Diplomats willing to sit for an interview usually prefer the terra firma of CNN over the whoopee cushion of Comedy Central.
Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion.
Liberals become indignant when you question their patriotism, but simultaneously work overtime to give terrorists a cushion for the next attack and laugh at dumb Americans who love their country and hate the enemy.
It is no wonder that bank capital is regulated. When borrowing and lending is profitable, it is tempting for banks to scale up their operations and to borrow and lend too much in relation to their capital, in effect reducing the effectiveness of the potential capital cushion.
When I was 21 years old, I had a job playing Santa Claus in a shopping centre in Sacramento. I was rail thin, so it's not like I was a traditional Santa Claus even then. I had a square stomach; that was the shape of the sofa cushion that I had stuffed into my pants.
I invested. I wanted to cushion the future. I'm a financial success!
Raise as little as you can to get you to something that you can show - plus maybe a quarter or two so you have a little bit of cushion - and then raise some more money. Raise as little - not as much - as you can because that's the most expensive equity you're going to sell.
The metaphor I've used is... somebody's going to push my family off a cliff pretty soon, and I won't be there to catch them. And that breaks my heart. But I have some time to sew some nets to cushion the fall. So, I can curl up in a ball and cry, or I can get to work on the nets.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUSHION»
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cushion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cushion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Theory & Design of Air
Cushion Craft
This definitive text describes the theory and design both of Air Cushion Vehicles (ACV) and Surface Effect Ships (SES).
Liang Yun, Alan Bliault, 2000
2
Aisha's
Cushion: Religious Art, Perception, and Practice in ...
Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view.
3
Sports Coaching: Professionalisation and Practice
The book is edited by leading academics in sports coaching studies and authored by a world-renowned team of experts in sports coaching research.
John Lyle, Chris Cushion, 2010
Comparing patterns of ownership, policy and regulation, this book explores how different environments have historically shaped contemporary trends in television journalism internationally.
This is the story of how private foreign enterprise in the form of Swedish Lloyd and Swedish America Line, who formed a British company called 'Hoverlloyd', galvanised the British Government in to supporting this new concept in transport ...
Robin Paine, Roger Syms, 2012
6
How To Make A Handbag Out Of A Leather
Cushion Cover:
In this book I will teach you how to make a leather handbag out of a leather cushion cover! Full instructions and pattern included in the book.
Knife- edge cushions usually have a welted seam around the center on sides
where the cushion is exposed. Hidden sides are often constructed with a boxing
strip. Waterfall cushions, common in contemporary furniture, are sewn with one ...
Cowles Creative Publishing Creative Publishing international Singer Sewing Reference Library, Creative Publishing Editors, 1997
8
The velvet
cushion [by J.W. Cunningham.].
CHAPTER I. The Vicar of a small parish church, whose turrets nodded over one
of the most picturesque lakes of Westmoreland, although no believer in
necromancy, stood aghast one day at perceiving the increased bulk of his velvet'
cushion.
John William Cunningham, 1814
9
Perennial All-Stars: The 150 Best Perennials for ...
cushion spurge's tight clumps in spring, separating smaller sections from the
outside of the plant and replanting them 18 to 24 inches apart. Discard any
central portion that has become woody. You can also root stem cuttings of
cushion spurge ...
10
The
Cushion Book: Creating Pillows, Bolsters and Decorative ...
Filled with irresistible examples, many of which can be made in an evening this book is the ultimate guide to designing and making decorative soft furnishing.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUSHION»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
cushion is used in the context of the following news items.
SONAMOO To Make July Comeback With New EP 'Cushion'
SONAMOO member Nahyun posed a teaser image on her Twitter and revealed the title of the group's comeback track and new EP "Cushion.". «KpopStarz, Jul 15»
The Korean Beauty Commercial For IOPE's Air Cushion Compact …
If you think putting makeup on is too much work, a Korean beauty commercial for IOPE's Air Cushion compact shows that applying foundation ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
$550m Maamba thermal-power plant to cushion power deficit
MINISTER of Mines, Energy and Water Development Christopher Yaluma says the US$550 million thermal-power plant being built in ... «Zambia Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Florence + The Machine caught by cushion rain in Lyon
Seeing Florence + The Machine on stage at Nuits de Fourvière in Lyon on Sunday night was like meeting an old friend refreshed and inspired ... «euronews, Jul 15»
Virginia Gives More Cushion To Cyclists On The Road; Police Write …
More drivers in Virginia have been getting tickets for passing too close to cyclists. Under a state law that went into effect last year, the minimum ... «WAMU 88.5, Jul 15»
Uruguay Looks to Moribund PPP Law to Cushion Economic Slowdown
Uruguay's success in cushioning the slowdown afflicting the rest of South America while curbing spending hinges on convincing private ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
Bank chief: Greece has €1bn 'liquidity cushion' until Mon
There is a 'liquidity cushion' of one billion euros (£711m) to see the country through the weekend, Louka Katseli announced. Women sit outside ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
ECB has tools to cushion fallout of Greek vote, says Constancio
The European Central Bank has the tools to deal with any situation that may emerge from Greece's looming referendum, the bank's ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
Fitch holds rating on RBS, says bank has cushion to absorb further …
Fitch said in a note while the latest round of conduct and litigation fines would immediately impact profit, there was a meaningful cushion to ... «DIGITALLOOK, Jul 15»
Russell builds cash cushion to weather volatile markets
Russell Investments has built a cash buffer across its mixed asset portfolios to stave off short-term headwinds caused by Greek volatility and ... «Citywire Global, Jul 15»
