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Meaning of Pillow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈpɪl.əʊ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Afrikaans kussing
አማርኛ ትራስ
العربية الوسادة تل فراش مخدة وسادة
Azərbaycanca balış yastıq
Беларуская падушка
Български възгла́вница
বাংলা বালিশ
བོད་སྐད སྔས་ཤུབ
Bosanski jastučni jastuk kreše kušin pera pernica podglavlje poduška uzglavlje vanjkuš vankuš јастук јастучни подушка
Català coixí
Čeština polštář ujec
Cymraeg clustog gobennydd
Dansk hovedpude
Deutsch Kissen Kopfkissen Kopfpolster Polster Ruhekissen
Ελληνικά μαξιλάρι προσκέφαλο
Esperanto kuseno
Español almohada cítara
Eesti padi
Euskara burko
فارسی بالش
Suomi pielus tyyny
Français coussin oreiller têtière
Gaeilge adhairt ceannadhairt piliúr
Gàidhlig cluasag
Galego almofada cabezal chomazo faceiroa traveseiro
ગુજરાતી ઓશીકું
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻaki uluna
עברית כרית
हिन्दी उसीसा तकिया बालिश मसनद सिरहाना
Hrvatski blazina blazinja jastučni jastuk kreše kušin pera pernica podglavlje poduška uzglavlje vanjkuš vankuš блазина блазиња јастук јастучни подушка
Magyar párna vánkos
Հայերեն բարձ
Bahasa Indonesia bantal
Íslenska koddi
Italiano cuscino guanciale testiera
日本語 びくだい 枕
ქართული ბალიში
Қазақша жастық көпшік
ខ្មែរ ខ្នើយ
ಕನ್ನಡ ದಿಂಬು
한국어 베개
Kurdî pêra
Кыргызча жаздык
Latina cervical pulvīnus
Lëtzebuergesch Kappkëssen Këssen
ລາວ ໝອນ
Lietuvių pagalvė priegalvis
Latviešu spilvens
Te Reo Māori pera urunga
Македонски перница
മലയാളം തലയണ
Монгол дэр
मराठी उशी
Bahasa Melayu bantal
Malti mħadda
မြန်မာဘာသာ ခေါင်းအုံ အုံး
नेपाली सिरानी
Nederlands hoofdkussen kussen oorkussen
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿਰਹਾਣਾ
Polski poduszka poduszkowy zagłówek
پښتو بالښت
Português almofada travesseiro
Română pernă
Русский подушка
Slovenčina poduška vankúš
Shqip jastëk kresë kultër mëkresë
Српски jastučni jastuk kreše kušin pera pernica podglavlje poduška uzglavlje vanjkuš vankuš јастук јастучни подушка
Svenska kudde
Kiswahili mto
தமிழ் தலைகாணி தலையணை
తెలుగు దిండు
ไทย หมอน
Türkmençe ýassyk
Tagalog almohada unan
Türkçe kırlent yastık
ئۇيغۇرچە ياستۇق
Українська подушка
اردو بالش تکیہ سرہانہ مسند
Tiếng Việt gỏi gối dựa gối xếp
Yorùbá ìrọ̀rí

Examples

“The appearance of the entire tomb is as if the warrior had seen the vision of Christ in his dying moments, and had fallen back peacefully upon his pillow, with his eyes still turned to it, and his hands clasped in prayer.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pillow bag pillow block pillow box pillow dictionary pillow fight pillow fort

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