easy street
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Noun
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
Noun
- //There is a cushion under the rug to protect the floor.
- //We didn't have a financial cushion when my husband lost his job.
Verb
- //The pile of leaves helped cushion his fall.
- //The tax cut is meant to cushion the blow of soaring gas prices.
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English cusshin, from Anglo-French cussin, quissin, from Vulgar Latin *coxinus, from Latin coxa hip — more at coxacushion
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- to lessen the shock of //a substantial nest egg helped to cushion the sudden loss of her jobExamplesNoun
- //There is a cushion under the rug to protect the floor.
- //We didn't have a financial cushion when my husband lost his job.
Verb- //The pile of leaves helped cushion his fall.
- //The tax cut is meant to cushion the blow of soaring gas prices.
History and EtymologyNounMiddle English cusshin, from Anglo-French cussin, quissin, from Vulgar Latin *coxinus, from Latin coxa hip — more at coxa
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