cushioning

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun cushioning has 1 sense

cushioning(n = noun.artifact) padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort; Array

is a kind of artefact, artifact

has particulars: cushion, falsie, pad, stuffing

Derived form verb cushion₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

cushioning, n.

soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort. [WordNet 1.5]

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THESAURUS

cushioning

abating, allaying, alleviating, assuaging, blunting, chastening, dampening, damping, deadening, diminishing, dulling, easing, laxation, lessening, mellowing, mitigating, mollification, mollifying, padding, reducing, relaxation, relaxing, softening, softening-up, subduing, tempering

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