Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a cushion or some aspect of one.

Etymologies

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cushion +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Always they shade off through cushionlike copses of smaller growth into the level ground around.

    Over Prairie Trails Frederick Philip Grove

  • The bipinnate leaves fold in from cushionlike swellings called pulvini, which are located at the base of each leaf.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • When, inevitably, we slid into the ditch, the snow was so deep and cushionlike it didn’t feel like we were hitting anything.

    Zero Regrets Apolo Ohno 2010

  • When, inevitably, we slid into the ditch, the snow was so deep and cushionlike it didn’t feel like we were hitting anything.

    Zero Regrets Apolo Ohno 2010

  • When, inevitably, we slid into the ditch, the snow was so deep and cushionlike it didn’t feel like we were hitting anything.

    Zero Regrets Apolo Ohno 2010

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