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pillow

//ˈpɪl.əʊ//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for pillow

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
pillows

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
pillow
past (v2)
pillowed
past participle (v3)
pillowed
present participle
pillowing
3rd person singular
pillows

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.

    • Could I have a pillow and blanket?

  2. 2.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.

  3. 3.A pillow lava.

    • Could I have a pillow and blanket?

  4. 4.A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.

    • Could I have a pillow and blanket?

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To rest as on a pillow.

    • She had pillowed her head on her arm.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4547

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Word family

Etymology

From 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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