seat cushion
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1.3
- noun
- /siːt ˈkʌʃən/
:
cojín de asiento
- When she left, he'd sometimes sit in the chair she'd vacated, basking in the fiery warmth her body left behind in the seat cushion.
- orange seat cushion
- seat cushion and back
A seat cushion for artists and designers for the love of the crit.
- A seat cushion for artists and designers for the love of the crit.
Examples
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Your seat cushion serves as a flotation device.
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For now, she slides it under the corduroy seat cushion of a kitchen chair, where nobody is likely to notice it.
Fiction book (1996) -
The seat cushion is soft.
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Did my new seat cushions arrive yet?
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Calvin, could you put that seat cushion back on the lawn chair, honey?
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I have a seat cushion connected to a switch so students can control the vibration of the cushion.
Academic text (2013) -
The seat cushion was covered by a mound of dark, odiferous pellets.
Fiction book (1999) -
She stood up, picked up her seat cushion, went out on deck, and threw it down beside Bridget.
Fiction book (1994) -
He closed his eyes and sank a little deeper into the seat cushion, cradling his axe against his chest.
Fiction book (1990) -
The seat cushion provides excellent support during long hours of sitting.
Synonyms
80
1.0
A soft bag filled with feathers or foam used to make a seat more comfortable
3
9.0
A small soft pad you put under your knees or bottom for comfort
A soft pad that you fill with air to sit on
A part filled with air that makes a shoe or seat softer and protects from shocks
How Comfortable
2
1.3
3
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cushion designed to be placed on a seat' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'seat' (place for sitting) with 'cushion' (soft padding). This noun+noun compound follows a very common and cross-linguistic pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun seat cushion comes from the simple image of a soft cushion placed on a seat to make sitting more comfortable. That's why it means 'a cushion put on a seat to make sitting more comfortable'.