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pillow

/ˈpɪləʊ/

noun

Meaning

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

  • A pillow lava.

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

  • A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.

  • The socket of a pivot.

  • A kind of plain, coarse fustian.

verb

Meaning

  • To rest as on a pillow.