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pil·low
(pĭl′ō)n.
1. A cloth case stuffed with something soft, such as down, feathers, or foam rubber, used to cushion a part of the body, especially the head during sleep.
2. A decorative cushion.
3. The pad on which bobbin lace is made.
v. pil·lowed, pil·low·ing, pil·lows
v.tr.
1. To rest (one's head) on or as if on a pillow.
2. To serve as a pillow for: Grass pillowed my head.
v.intr.
1. To rest on or as if on a pillow.
2. To assume the shape of a pillow.
[Middle English, from Old English pyle, pylu, pylw-, from West Germanic *pulwī, from Latin pulvīnus.]
pil′low·y adj.
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pillow
(ˈpɪləʊ)n
1. (Furniture) a cloth case stuffed with feathers, foam rubber, etc, used to support the head, esp during sleep
2. (Knitting & Sewing) Also called: cushion a padded cushion or board on which pillow lace is made
3. anything like a pillow in shape or function
vb (tr)
4. to rest (one's head) on or as if on a pillow
5. to serve as a pillow for
[Old English pylwe, from Latin pulvīnus cushion; compare German Pfühl]
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pil•low
(ˈpɪl oʊ)n.
1. a cloth bag or case filled with feathers, foam rubber, or other soft material, used to cushion the head during sleep or rest.
2. a similar cushion, esp. a small one used for decoration, as on a sofa.
3. anything used to cushion the head: a pillow of moss.
4. a supporting piece or part, as the block on which the inner end of a bowsprit rests.
v.t. 5. to rest on or as if on a pillow.
6. to support with pillows.
7. to serve as a pillow for.
v.i. 8. to rest on or as if on a pillow.
[before 900; Middle English pilwe, Old English pylu < Latin pulvīnus cushion]
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pillow
Past participle: pillowed
Gerund: pillowing
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Noun | 1. | pillow - a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person bed pillow - a soft pillow for use on a bed bolster, long pillow - a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows cushion - a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc. |
Verb | 1. | pillow - rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" |
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pillow
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Translations
وِسَادَةوِسادَهيُوَسِّد، يَضَعُ رأسَه على الوسادَه
polštářspočinoutpoložit
pudehovedpudehvile
kuseno
tyyny
jastuk
lepihentetpárnavánkos
bantal
koddiliggja á kodda
枕
베개
priglaustiužvalkalas
likt uz spilvenanolikt uz spilvenapieglaustspilvens
blazina
kudde
หมอน
gối
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pillow
n → (Kopf)kissen nt
vt → betten
pillow
:pillowcase
n → (Kopf)kissenbezug m
pillow fight
n → Kissenschlacht f
pillow lace
n → Klöppel-/Kissenspitzen pl
pillow lava
n (Geol) → Kissenlava f
pillowslip
n = pillowcase
pillow talk
n → Bettgeflüster nt
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pillow
(ˈpiləu) noun a kind of cushion for the head, especially on a bed.
verb to rest (one's head). He pillowed his head on her breast.
ˈpillowcase/ˈpillowslip nouns a cover for a pillow. They bought linen sheets and pillowcases.
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pillow
→ وِسَادَة polštář pude Kissen μαξιλάρι almohada tyyny oreiller jastuk cuscino 枕 베개 kussen pute poduszka almofada, travesseiro подушка kudde หมอน yastık gối 枕头Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pillow
n. almohada; [inflatable] almohadilla, cojín.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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pillow
n almohadaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.