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. — Esperantostern
Sie erstickte ihn mit einem Kissen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Она задушила его подушкой. — marafon
Вона задушила його подушкою. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — deniko
ruОна задушила его подушкой. — marafon
deSie hat ihn mit einem Kissen erstickt. — Esperantostern
Tom's dog slobbered on his pillow.
Собака Тома розпускав слину на його подушці. — deniko
deToms Hund sabberte auf sein Kissen. — Esperantostern
He laid his head on the pillow.
Він поклав голову на подушку. — uaspeaker
ruОн положил голову на подушку. — Hellerick
deEr legte den Kopf auf das Kissen. — Sudajaengi
Could I have a pillow and blanket?
Можна мені подушку і ковдру? — deniko
ruМожно мне подушку и одеяло? — megaton
deGeben Sie mir bitte ein Kissen und eine Decke. — Dejo
Tom hid the book under his pillow.
Том заховав книжку під подушкою. — deniko
ruТом спрятал книгу себе под подушку. — marafon
deTom versteckte das Buch unter seinem Kissen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
54 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