pillow

[ pil-oh ]

/ ˈpɪl oʊ /

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noun

a bag or case made of cloth that is filled with feathers, down, or other soft material, and is used to cushion the head during sleep or rest.

anything used to cushion the head; headrest: a pillow of moss.

Also called lace pillow. a hard cushion or pad that supports the pattern and threads in the making of bobbin lace.

a supporting piece or part, as the block on which the inner end of a bowsprit rests.

verb (used with object)

to rest on or as on a pillow.

to support with pillows.

to serve as a pillow for: She pillowed the child with her body.

verb (used without object)

to rest as on a pillow.

Origin of pillow

before 900; Middle English pilwe, Old English pylu < Latin pulvīnus cushion (whence also German Pfühl)

synonym study for pillow

1. See cushion.

OTHER WORDS FROM pillow

pil·low·less, adjective pil·low·like, adjective un·pil·lowed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pillow

pillar pillory pillow

Words nearby pillow

pillie, pillion, pilliwinks, pillock, pillory, pillow, pillow block, pillow fight, pillow lace, pillow lava, pillow sham

Example sentences from the Web for pillow

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I moved my head one inch off the pillow to find out which it was, and something growled.

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We were about to go to sleep, but I decided to tease him about his weird habit of having the pillow a certain way on the bed.

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Her pillow talk with Coulson when they were lovers for six years had never included mention of it.

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About nine pages in, I moved a pillow between the book and the extra parts of my stomach.

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But the strong arm of the law was apparently under its pillow in delicious slumber.

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The Doctor's cot gave a great crack as he started up listening, and I put my face deep in the pillow.

The Virginian |Owen Wister
Mary Rose lay and watched the goldfish for another sixty seconds and the big tears dropped from her eyes to her pillow.

Mary Rose of Mifflin |Frances R. Sterrett
He will sneak along the edge of the pillow and rub his hands together in front of him, and then he's ready.

A Melody in Silver |Keene Abbott
Reaching over the bed, she raised the sick man's head tenderly on her arm while she beat out his pillow.

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British Dictionary definitions for pillow

pillow

/ (ˈpɪləʊ) /

noun

a cloth case stuffed with feathers, foam rubber, etc, used to support the head, esp during sleep

Also called: cushion a padded cushion or board on which pillow lace is made

anything like a pillow in shape or function

verb (tr)

to rest (one's head) on or as if on a pillow

to serve as a pillow for

Word Origin for pillow

Old English pylwe, from Latin pulvīnus cushion; compare German Pfühl

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pillow

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of pillow

synonym study for pillow

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British Dictionary definitions for pillow

noun

verb (tr)

Word Origin for pillow

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

pillow

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of pillow

synonym study for pillow

OTHER WORDS FROM pillow

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pillow

Words nearby pillow

Words related to pillow

Example sentences from the Web for pillow

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