Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: cushions
IPA transcription: [k'ʊʃənz]
Usage examples
  • The two old people sat on gay cushions with hands folded and feet crossed.
  • The children were soon seated on cushions in the neat little shallow punt.
  • When they reached the warlike expedition of the emperor three of the cushions fell down at once.
  • These hammocks were lined with soft, silken cushions and looked very pleasant and cozy to the sleepy children.
  • "What does Rachel say about herself?" asked Rose, who was lying on a couch almost buried under elegant cushions.
  • Diana's muscles relaxed and she sat back easily on the cushions, the little passage of wills had restored her confidence in herself.
  • Inside was a great hall, and in the middle of the hall a throne set with precious stones and a sofa spread with the softest cushions.
  • He dropped the dead chief back into the tumbled cushions and looked up swiftly, and at the same moment Ibraheim Omair's men made a rush.
  • Early one morning the Queen went into the bathroom; it was built of marble, and had soft cushions trimmed with the most beautiful tapestry.
  • She was lying on a pile of cushions in one corner of a small-tented apartment which was otherwise bare, except for the rug that covered the floor.