Pillow definition
Anything that supports like a pillow.
noun
To rest on or as on a pillow.
verb
To be a pillow for.
verb
(geology) A pillow lava.
noun
A cloth case filled with feathers, down, foam rubber, air, etc., used as a support, as for the head in sleeping.
noun
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Anything like a pillow or cushion, as a pad on which certain laces are made.
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The definition of a pillow is a cushion or cloth container stuffed with something soft used for comfort and support.
An example of a pillow is what people normally have under their head while sleeping.
noun
(rare) To rest the head on or as on a pillow.
verb
A cloth case stuffed with something soft, such as down, feathers, or foam rubber, used to cushion the head, especially during sleep.
noun
A decorative cushion.
noun
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The pad on which bobbin lace is made.
noun
To rest (one's head) on or as if on a pillow.
verb
To serve as a pillow for.
Grass pillowed my head.
verb
To rest on or as if on a pillow.
verb
To assume the shape of a pillow.
verb
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Any object used as a headrest.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
pillow
Plural:
pillowsOrigin of pillow
- Middle English from Old English pyle, pylu, pylw- from West Germanic pulwī from Latin pulvīnus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English pilwe, from Old English pylwe, pylu, pyle (“pillow"), from Proto-Germanic *pulwį̄ (“pillow"), from Latin pulvÄ«nus (“cushion"), of unknown origin. Cognate with Dutch peluw (“pillow, bolster"), German Pfühl (“pillow").
From Wiktionary