🛏️ A head cushion 🛏️ To rest on

to pillow

2 3.7

To rest your head on a soft cushion for comfort

verb
/ˈpɪloʊ/

: apoyar la cabeza en

Her head was pillowed on the sick woman's thigh, and the washcloth made a damp spot on the quilt.
pillowed the head
pillowed on her chest
pillowed on his arm

Examples

His arm, out-flung, pillowed Lucilla's head.

Fiction book (1990)
He'd waited until she'd propped herself in the shallows and drifted off to sleep with her head pillowed on a rock.

Fiction book (1992)
One arm curved up and around to pillow her head.

Fiction book (1995)
Happily falling asleep, your head pillowed on her chest.

Fiction book (1997)
Donna, fifteen, clad in cut-off jeans and that damned Guns 'n' Roses T-shirt, pillowed her head against her arm.

Fiction book (1996)
After a long day at work, she enjoyed pillowing her head on the soft cushion of the couch.
He found comfort in pillowing his head on her lap while they watched the stars.
During the movie, I liked to pillow my head on my sister's shoulder.

Synonyms

to rest

vsto pillow

116 1.0

To put something on or against something so it stays steady

focuses specifically on placing the head on a soft item for comfort

to rest on

vsto pillow

102 1.0

To put part of your body or an object on something for support

is limited to using a soft item mainly for head comfort and support

to rest on someone's shoulder

vsto pillow

14 2.8

To lean your head or body against another person's shoulder for comfort

uses a soft object for support rather than another person's body

to lay one's head

vsto pillow

1 4.2

To find a place to sleep or rest

is mainly about placing the head for comfort, not the act of sleeping

Antonyms

to drop

∞ 1.0

To let something fall suddenly or by accident

Idioms

to hit the pillow

Informal

1 3.7

To go to bed and fall asleep quickly because you are tired

Phrasal Verbs

to fluff the pillow

1 2.8

To make a pillow fuller and softer by shaking and patting it

Compounds

pillow fight

14 1.0

A playful game where people hit each other with pillows

pillow talk

NSFW

12 4.7

A close private conversation between romantic partners in bed

throw pillow

8 2.1

A small decorative cushion put on sofas or chairs for comfort and color

pillow sham

1 4.7

A cover that makes a pillow look nice on a bed

bed pillow

1 1.0

A soft cushion that supports the head while you sleep in bed

pillow slip

1 1.7

A cloth cover for a pillow that you can take off to keep it clean

long pillow

1 1.1

A long narrow cushion that lies across a bed for support or decoration

pillow-biter

Slur

1 9.9

A rude word for a man who is gay

pillow lava

Specialized

1 7.0

Lava that hardens into rounded, pillow-like masses after erupting under the sea

pillow lace

Specialized

1 9.9

Decorative cloth made by twisting and braiding thread on a cushion marked with pins

pillow block

Specialized

1 7.9

A metal block that supports a shaft so it can turn smoothly with a bearing inside

How Supported

to cradle

46 4.1

to prop

115 4.1

to pillow

2 3.7

to rest

757 1.0

place

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

pillow infinitive

pillowed past

pillowed past participle

pillowing present participle

pillows third person singular

Etymology

The verb pillowed comes from the noun pillow and means 'to rest on something soft like a pillow'. So to pillow your head is to put it down gently for comfort.