Pillow Common

Pillow has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions

Noun

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

"After a long day, I rested my head on the soft pillow while drifting into sleep."

pillow

A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.

"She pulled the fluffy pillow up to her chin before drifting off to sleep."

In plain English: A pillow is a soft cushion you put under your head to sleep comfortably.

"She slipped under her soft pillow to get some rest before bed."

Usage: Use "pillow" as a countable noun, such as one pillow or two pillows, rather than an uncountable mass like some other bedding items. While you can place your hand on it for comfort while awake, its primary function is specifically to support the head during sleep.

Verb

rest on or as if on a pillow

"pillow your head"

pillow rest

To rest as on a pillow.

"After a long hike, she lay down to rest as on a pillow in the soft grass."

Proper Noun

A surname.

"Captain Pillow ordered his crew to change the course immediately."

Example Sentences

"She slipped under her soft pillow to get some rest before bed." noun

"She placed her head gently on the soft pillow to fall asleep quickly." noun

"The children fought over who would get to use the last fluffy pillow during movie night." noun

"A stray cat found warmth by curling up inside an old cushioned pillow left outside." noun

Origin

From Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle, pylu ("pillow"), from Proto-West Germanic *pulwī ("pillow"), from Latin pulvīnus ("cushion"), derived from pulvis ("dust, powder") + -īnus ("-ine"), for the filler of a pillow. Doublet of pulvinus. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Peel ("pillow"), Alemannic German Pfulme ("pillow"), Dutch peluw ("a long, narrow pillow"), German Pfühl ("a big and soft pillow"), German Low German Pöhl ("pad, pillow, cushion").

Rhyming Words

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