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bed vs cushion

cushion vs bed

bed and cushion both are nouns.

bed and cushion both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bed Yes No Yes No
cushion Yes No Yes No
As nouns, cushion is a hyponym of bed; that is, cushion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bed:
  • bed: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
  • cushion: the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
Other hyponyms of bed include backing, mount, blanket, course, row, interlayer, lift, overlay, ply, tier, wall.
bed (noun) cushion (noun)
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
a plot of ground in which plants are growing a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
a depression forming the ground under a body of water
(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
bed (verb) cushion (verb)
prepare for sleep protect from impact
have sexual intercourse with
put to bed
place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
furnish with a bed
Difference between bed and cushion

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