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| cushaw | (n) plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds, Syn. Cucurbita argyrosperma, Cucurbita mixta |
| cushaw | (n) globose or ovoid squash with striped grey and green warty rind |
| cush-cush | (n) tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers, Syn. Dioscorea trifida |
| cushing | (n) United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939), Syn. Harvey Cushing, Harvery Williams Cushing |
| cushing's disease | (n) a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity, Syn. hyperadrenalism |
| cushing's syndrome | (n) a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol, Syn. hyperadrenocorticism |
| cushion | (n) the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle |
| cushion | (n) a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc. |
| cushion | (v) protect from impact, Syn. soften, buffer, Example: cushion the blow |
| cushion flower | (n) tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia, Syn. Hakea laurina, pincushion hakea |
| Cushat | n. [ AS. cusceote. ] (Zool.) The ringdove or wood pigeon. [ 1913 Webster ] Scarce with cushat's homely song can vie. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cushewbird | n. (Zool) The galeated curassow. See Curassow. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cushion | n. [ OE. cuischun, quisshen, OF. coissin, cuissin, F. coussin, fr. (assumed) LL. culcitinum, dim. of L. culcita cushion, mattress, pillow. See Quilt, and cf. Counterpoint a coverlet. ] Two cushions stuffed with straw, the seat to raise. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Cushion | v. t. Many who are cushioned on thrones would have remained in obscurity. Bolingbroke. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| cushioned | adj.
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| Cushionet | n. [ OF. coissinet, F. coussinet. See Cushion, and cf. Coussinet. ] A little cushion. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| cushioning | n. soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort. |
| Cushionless | a. Not furnished with a cushion. [ 1913 Webster ] Rows of long, cushionless benches, supplying the place of pews. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cushion tire | . A thick solid-rubber tire, as for a bicycle, with a hollow groove running lengthwise on the inside. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Cushiony | a. Like a cushion; soft; pliable. [ 1913 Webster ] A flat and cushiony nose. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ] |