a sufficient quantity of an intangible object (like points or minutes) to allow for some of those points, for example, to be lost without hurting one's chances for successfully completing an objective.
A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc.
A pad on which gilders cut gold leaf.
The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.
A mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston.
An engraver's pad.
Money kept in reserve.
The pillow used in making bone lace.
A pad supporting a woman's hair.
The rubber of an electrical machine.
The dancer in the cushion dance who currently holds the cushion, or the dance itself.
To furnish with cushions.
To absorb or deaden the impact of.
To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
Evidence.
Something which supports.
An accompaniment in music.
Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
Financial or other help.
A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
To keep from falling.
To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.
To help, particularly financially.
To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.