pillow

Meaning

Noun

1. A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
2. Any similar head support used for sleep, such as a neck pillow or a hard porcelain pillow.
3. A pillow lava.
4. A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.
5. A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
6. The socket of a pivot.
7. A kind of plain, coarse fustian.

Verb

To rest as on a pillow.

Concepts

pillow

cushion

headrest

bolster

rest

pad

mattress

mat

bed

squab

feather tick

tick

head-rest

pouffe

abutment

base seat

case of fit

chair

foundation

holder

pedestal

seat

socket

stand

tray

pulvinar

mechanical bearing

shaft bearing

shafting bearing

rail bearing

kiss

block of wood

arm

recline

bed pillow

stool

support

Dutch wife

crossbar

inkpad

pincushion

classifier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɪləʊ/

Etymology

From Middle English pilwe, from Old English pylwe, pylu, pyle (“pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *pulwī (“pillow”), from Latin pulvīnus (“cushion”), derived from pulvis (“dust, powder”) + -īnus (“-ine”), for the filler of a pillow. Doublet of pulvinus.

Sentences

A good conscience is a soft pillow .