cushion (n.)
- aegis
- alleviator
- anodyne
- antiknock
- arm
- armor
- back
- backstop
- baffle
- balm
- barrier
- bear
- bedding
- blubber
- bolster
- brace
- brattice
- breeze
- buffer
- bulkhead
- bulwark
- bumper
- butter
- buttress
- carry
- champion
- clay
- cloak
- contraceptive
- copyright
- cover
- cradle
- crutch
- damp
- dampener
- damper
- dashboard
- diaphragm
- division
- dodger
- dough
- down
- ease
- eiderdown
- ensure
- fence
- fender
- fleece
- floss
- flue
- fluff
- foam
- fuse
- gag
- gentle
- goggles
- governor
- guarantee
- guard
- guardrail
- handrail
- harbor
- haven
- helmet
- hold
- insulation
- interlock
- kapok
- keep
- lay
- lenitive
- lifeline
- limber
- litter
- lull
- mainstay
- mash
- mask
- massage
- mat
- mattress
- midriff
- midsection
- moderator
- modulator
- mudguard
- muffle
- muffler
- mute
- muzzle
- nestle
- offset
- pacifier
- pad
- padding
- palladium
- pallet
- palliative
- panel
- paries
- partition
- patent
- peacemaker
- pillow
- pilot
- plump
- plush
- police
- poultice
- preventive
- prop
- prophylactic
- pudding
- puff
- pulp
- putty
- register
- rubber
- rug
- safeguard
- safety
- salve
- satin
- screen
- sedative
- separation
- septum
- shelter
- shield
- shore
- shoulder
- shroud
- silencer
- silk
- smash
- sordino
- sourdine
- springs
- squash
- stabilizer
- stay
- stop
- stupe
- subvention
- support
- thistledown
- tranquilizer
- umbrella
- upkeep
- velvet
- wall
- wax
- windscreen
- windshield
- wool
- zephyr
cushion (v.)
- abate
- absorb
- allay
- alleviate
- anesthetize
- appease
- arm
- armor
- assuage
- back
- backstop
- baffle
- balm
- bear
- benumb
- bless
- blubber
- bolster
- brace
- brattice
- breeze
- buffer
- bulwark
- butter
- buttress
- carry
- champion
- clay
- cloak
- copyright
- cover
- cradle
- damp
- dampen
- deaden
- deafen
- defend
- diminish
- down
- dull
- ease
- ensure
- fence
- fend
- fleece
- floss
- fluff
- foam
- foment
- fuse
- gag
- gentle
- guarantee
- guard
- harbor
- hold
- insulate
- insure
- interlock
- keep
- knead
- lay
- lessen
- limber
- litter
- loosen
- lull
- maintain
- mash
- mask
- massage
- mat
- mellow
- mitigate
- mollify
- muffle
- mute
- muzzle
- nestle
- neutralize
- numb
- offset
- pad
- palliate
- panel
- partition
- patent
- pillow
- pilot
- plump
- police
- poultice
- prop
- protect
- puff
- pulp
- putty
- reduce
- register
- reinforce
- relax
- relieve
- rubber
- rug
- safeguard
- salve
- screen
- secure
- shelter
- shield
- shore
- shoulder
- shroud
- slacken
- slake
- smash
- soft-pedal
- soften
- soothe
- squash
- stay
- stop
- subdue
- subsidize
- subvention
- supple
- support
- suppress
- sustain
- tenderize
- undergird
- underlie
- underpin
- underwrite
- uphold
- wall
- wax
To rest, the cushion and soft dean invite,
Who never mentions hell to ears polite.
Rise up, rise up, Xarifa! lay your golden cushion down;
Rise up! come to the window, and gaze with all the town.
