pillow
A soft cushion used to support the head in bedA soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
» She suffocated him with a pillow.
Sie hat ihn mit einem Kissen erstickt.
Sie erstickte ihn mit einem Kissen.
Она задушила его подушкой.
Вона задушила його подушкою.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
Kopfkissen, Kissen, Ruhekissen
поду́шкаpodúška
поду́шкаpodúška
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
(countable, uncountable)Any similar head support used for sleep, such as a neck pillow or a hard porcelain pillow.
She slept with her head on the pillow.
(countable, uncountable)A pillow lava.
(countable, uncountable)A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.
(countable, uncountable)A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
(countable, uncountable)The socket of a pivot.
(uncountable)A kind of plain, coarse fustian.
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)A woman's breast, especially when large and seemingly soft.
Examples
342 sentencesShe suffocated him with a pillow.
Вона задушила його подушкою.
ruОна задушила его подушкой.
deSie hat ihn mit einem Kissen erstickt.
Tom's dog slobbered on his pillow.
Собака Тома розпускав слину на його подушці.
deToms Hund sabberte auf sein Kissen.
He laid his head on the pillow.
Він поклав голову на подушку.
ruОн положил голову на подушку.
deEr legte den Kopf auf das Kissen.
Could I have a pillow and blanket?
Можна мені подушку і ковдру?
ruМожно мне подушку и одеяло?
deGeben Sie mir bitte ein Kissen und eine Decke.
Tom hid the book under his pillow.
Том заховав книжку під подушкою.
ruТом спрятал книгу себе под подушку.
deTom versteckte das Buch unter seinem Kissen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle, pylu (“pillow”), from Proto-West GermaniFrom Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle, pylu (“pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *pulwī (“pillow”), from Latin pulvīnus (“cushion”), derived from pulvis (“dust”), for the filler of a pillow. Doublet of pulvinus.
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Forms
plural: pillowsWord family
55 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- under his pillow
- without a pillow
- a pillow and
- have a pillow